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When it exists, the least element of a partially ordered set which is grater than or equal to all elements; the least of majoring elements of a set in itself.

      супремум
      1
      The summum may mean either the supreme (supremum) or the perfect (consummatum).
      The Critique of Practical Reason
      2
      Not an inch of ground in England was owned save under his authority, as enjoying the supremum dominium.
      The Irish Race in the Past and the Present
      3
      Esse aliquod supremum numen.
      An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 / MDCXC, Base...