majorant

majorant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French majorant, present participle of majorer (“to majorate, to dominate”), from Latin maior.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/

Noun

majorant (plural majorants)

1. (mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

Translations

function that dominates others

German: Majorante f Italian: maggiorante (it) f

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French

Participle

majorant

1. present participle of majorer

Adjective

majorant (feminine majorante, masculine plural majorants, feminine plural majorantes)

1. increasing

Further reading

• “majorant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French majorant.

Adjective

majorant m or n (feminine singular majorantă, masculine plural majoranți, feminine and neuter plural majorante)

1. increasing

Declension

Declension of majorant

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	majorant		majorantă	majoranți	majorante
	definite	majorantul		majoranta	majoranții	majorantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	majorant		majorante	majoranți	majorante
	definite	majorantului		majorantei	majoranților	majorantelor