Definition:Conditional Inequality
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Definition
A conditional inequality is an inequality which is true for only certain values of the variables.
Examples
Arbitrary Example
The inequality:
- $2 x + 1 > 11$
is a conditional inequality as it is true for $x > 5$ and false otherwise.
Also see
- Results about conditional inequalities can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inequality
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inequality: 2.