5 mins" would be appropriate unless you are expressing it as an adjective then use the singular form, as in a five minute break or the ten minute mark. However, in scientific writing, the …

Dec 24, 2015 · No, $M:=\min\ {X,Y\}$ is a random variable itself that "records" the lowest value of $X,Y$. You do not compare the probabilities but the values of the random variables.

Jun 14, 2017 · Min means Minimum. So yes, it's a function that, taken two elements, gives you the minimum of those.

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Mar 27, 2013 · 6 minimum is reached, infimum (may) not. That is, the numbers of the form $1/n$ have an inf (that is, 0), while the natural numbers have a min (that is, 1).

As we saw here, the minimum of two quantities can be written using elementary functions and the absolute value function. $\\min(a,b)=\\frac{a+b}{2} - \\frac{|a-b|}{2}$ There's even a nice intuitive

Sep 11, 2020 · What if the places are swapped, or some other combination? $$\max_B \min_A$$ Finally, can the min-max prefix appear for any sort of optimization problem, i.e. quadratic …

Jul 12, 2020 · Properties of min (x,y) and max (x,y) operators Ask Question Asked 5 years, 3 months ago Modified 5 years, 3 months ago

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