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noun
A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ant.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
