supremum

 [suh-pree-muhm, soo-]  

su·pre·mum

   [suh-pree-muhm, soo-]
noun Mathematics.
least upper bound.
Also called sup.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin suprēmum, noun use of neuter of Latin suprēmus supreme1
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Supremum is always a great word to know.
So is proportion. Does it mean:
a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x
a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios
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least upper bound

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