majorant

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.dʒəɹ.ənt/

majorant (plural majorants)

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

majorant

1. present participle of majorer

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

1. increasing

• “majorant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).