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supremum

/ˈsuːprɛməm/ noun · British & US
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What does supremum mean?

noun

The least upper bound of a set of numbers. A maximum value that is not necessarily attained.

Example

"The supremum of the set of all possible temperatures in a given region is the highest temperature ever recorded."

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