greatest lower bound: Meaning and Definition of

great'est low'er bound'

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a lower bound that is greater than or equal to all the lower bounds of a given set: 1 is the greatest lower bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbr.: glb&hasp; Also called
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