yläraja — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
yläraja is used for these senses in English:
- maximum The highest limit.
- measure A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.) [from 14th c.]
- upper limit (analysis) The upper limit of a sequence of real numbers is the real number which can be found as follows: remove the first term of the sequence in order to obtain the "first subsequence." Then remove the first term of the first subsequence in order to obtain the "second subsequence." Repeat the removal of first terms in order to obtain a "third subsequence," "fourth subsequence," etc. Find the supremum of each of these subsequences, then find the infimum of all of these supremums. This infimum is the upper limit.
maximum — full definition
- noun The greatest amount, level, or degree that is possible or allowed.
- adj As great as possible; the highest that can be reached.
measure — full definition
- verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
- noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
- noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.