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lower bound

American  
[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. an element less than or equal to all the elements in a given set.

    The numbers 0 and 1 are lower bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.


lower bound Scientific  
  1. A number that is less than or equal to every number in a given set.


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Gilead also narrowed its overall full-year product-sales guidance to a range of $30.1 billion to $30.4 billion, lifting the lower bound from previous guidance of $30 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"It's not even the lower bound of normal," Ivannikov said.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Most important, bariatric surgery seems to reset, to a lower bound, the body weight that the brain tries to maintain.

From New York Times Oct. 31, 2023

Crypto crime hit a record $20.1 billion in 2022, Chainalysis said, calling this a lower bound estimate.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2023

Although the estimate has tightened, it is still not possible to report a lower bound for the neutrino’s mass.

From Scientific American Feb. 21, 2022

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