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Superadditive vs Subadditive - What's the difference?

superadditive | subadditive | Antonyms |

Subadditive is a antonym of superadditive.



As adjectives the difference between superadditive and subadditive

is that superadditive is such that the of a sum is at least the sum of the images of the summands while subadditive is such that the of a sum is at most the sum of the images of the summands.

superadditive

English

Adjective

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  • (mathematics, of a function) Such that the image of a sum is at least the sum of the images of the summands.
    • Knot genus is superadditive under band sum because g(K_1\sharp_bK_2)\ge g(K_1)+g(K_2).

    Antonyms

    * subadditive

    Related terms

    * superadditivity

    External links

    * ("superadditive" on Wikipedia)

    subadditive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a function) Such that the image of a sum is at most the sum of the images of the summands.
    • The square-root function is subadditive under addition because \sqrt{a+b}\le\sqrt a+\sqrt b.

    Antonyms

    * superadditive

    Related terms

    * subadditivity

    External links

    * ("subadditive" on Wikipedia)