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L^infty-Norm


The L^infty-norm of an essentially bounded measurable function f is

 ||f||_infty=esssup_(x)|f(x)|,

where the essential supremum is taken with respect to the underlying measure. For a finite vector x=(x_1,...,x_n), equivalently a function on a finite set with counting measure, this reduces to

 ||x||_infty=max_(i)|x_i|.

This finite-dimensional vector norm is also called the infinity norm or maximum norm. The vector norm ||x||_infty is implemented in the Wolfram Language as Norm[x, Infinity].


See also

Essential Supremum, Infinity Norm, L1-Norm, L2-Norm, Maximum Absolute Row Sum Norm, Vector Norm

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References

Gradshteyn, I. S. and Ryzhik, I. M. Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products, 6th ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp. 1114-1125, 2000.Horn, R. A. and Johnson, C. R. "Norms for Vectors and Matrices." Ch. 5 in Matrix Analysis. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1990.Rudin, W. Real and Complex Analysis, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "L^infty-Norm." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/L-Infinity-Norm.html

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