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Title of object: arg min
Canonical Name: ArgMin
Type: Definition

Created on: 2004-07-07 22:39:15
Modified on: 2004-07-07 22:39:15

Creator: kshum
Modifier: kshum
Author: kshum

Classification: msc:00A05

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Content:

$\min_{x\in S} f(x)$ is the minimum of $f(x)$ when $x$ runs over all elements in a set~$S$.

$\arg \min_{x \in S} f(x)$ returns one of such $x$ that minimizes the function~$f$.