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lower bound

American

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

Mathematics.

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

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

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

From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023

Even so, the system only gives the county a concrete lower bound.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 6, 2023

The F.D.A. set 30 percent as the lower bound for efficacy in its criteria.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022

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