Upper and Lower Bound

🅟 Feb 22, 2026

  🅤 Apr 04, 2026

DEF-UPB. Upper and Lower Bound.

Let $(X,\preceq)$ be a preordered set, $A\subseteq X$ and $a\in X$.

  • $a$ is an upper bound of $A$ if

    \[\forall x\in A : x\preceq a.\]

    $A$ is bounded from above if it has an upper bound.

  • $a$ is a lower bound of $A$ if

    \[\forall x\in A : a\preceq x.\]

    $A$ is bounded from below if it has a lower bound.

  • $a$ is bounded if it is both bounded from above and below.


PROP-UPB-GR.

  • Any greatest element is an upper bound.

  • Any least element is a lower bound.