supremum

[ suh-pree-muhm, soo- ]

nounMathematics.

Origin of supremum

<New Latin suprēmum, noun use of neuter of Latin suprēmussupreme

supremum autem naturae inferioris attingitur a natura superiori.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. | E. Rameur
For the idea of a numen supremum did not exclude belief in the existence and manifestation of subordinate deities.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) | Adolph Harnack
Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum—Believe that each day which shines on you is your last.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
Ventum ad supremum est—A crisis has come; we are at our last shift.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood

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