Submultiplicative

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the property ‖AB‖≤‖A‖‖B‖ not-comparable

    "The partition functions of these models may satisfy a variety of super- or submultiplicative inequalities, and these may be reduced to a subadditive relation by taking logarithms, and changing signs, if necessary."

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"The partition functions of these models may satisfy a variety of super- or submultiplicative inequalities, and these may be reduced to a subadditive relation by taking logarithms, and changing signs, if necessary."

Etymology

From sub- + multiplicative.

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