ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Subadditivity

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Subadditivity is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being subadditive.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being subadditive.

More Meanings

  1. The statement that a function is subadditive.

Example Sentences

An outer measure μ^* satisfies a property called “subadditivity”, viz.: μ^* big (∪ⱼ₌₁ ᪲A_j big )<∑ⱼ₌₁ ᪲μ^*(A_j). If the less-than-or-equal sign were replaced with an equal sign then the property would be “additivity” instead.

Word Forms

Antonyms for subadditivity

Common opposites include superadditivity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subcountability, subtractiveness, subtractivity, subsumability, subconvexity, adjunctiveness.

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