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least upper bound

noun Mathematics.

an upper bound that is less than or equal to all the upper bounds of a particular set. 3 is the least upper bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbr.: lub

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Nearby words

least resistance, line of, least sandpiper, least shrew, least significant digit, least squares, least upper bound, least weasel, least-worst, leastways, leastwise, leat
Also called supremum.
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