| Minkowski's inequality [miŋ`kȯf·skēz ´in·i`kwäl·ǝd·ē] MATHEMATICS 1. An inequality involving powers of sums of sequences of real or complex numbers, ak and bk: provided s ≧ 1. 2. An inequality involving powers of integrals of real or complex functions, f and g, over an interval or region R: provided s ≧ 1 and the integrals involved exist. |