Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
lower-bound
Noun
/ˈloʊər baʊnd/
Definition
The lowest limit or minimum value that a certain quantity can take.
Examples
- The lower-bound of the algorithm’s performance guarantees that it will not take more than a certain amount of time.
- In statistics, the lower-bound of a confidence interval provides a limit for estimating a population parameter.
- The lower-bound of the investment return ensures that the losses will not exceed a specified amount.
Meaning
In mathematics and computer science, a lower-bound refers to a value that a given function or sequence cannot fall below.
Synonyms
- minimum
- floor
- least
- base
