Definition:Upper Bound of Number
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Definition
When considering the upper bound of a set of numbers, it is commonplace to ignore the set and instead refer just to the number itself.
Thus the construction:
- The set of numbers which fulfil the propositional function $\map P n$ is bounded above with the upper bound $N$
would be reported as:
- The number $n$ such that $\map P n$ has the upper bound $N$.
This construct obscures the details of what is actually being stated. Its use on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ is considered an abuse of notation and so discouraged.
This also applies in the case where it is the upper bound of a mapping which is under discussion.