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 abbreviation for 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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I understand the basics of continuity and algebra of continuity of limits. So I add the picture of the proof such that it is in the book of Real Analysis.I would really appreciate if someone could explain it to me …

$P (\min {X,Y}<z)$ is the probability that a realization of $X$ and $Y$ from their distributions will be such that the minimum of those two numbers is less than $z$.

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 …

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Jun 10, 2022 · Great answer! Can you comment on the case when $X_i$ have a discrete distribution like Poisson?

Nov 24, 2025 · The standard linearization of min |x| uses auxiliary variable z with constraints z ≥ x and z ≥ -x, which makes z equal to |x| at optimality. But in my problem, there's an outer max layer. For max …