arithmetic mean–geometric mean inequality

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:inequality
gptkbp:abbreviation AM–GM inequality
gptkbp:appliesTo non-negative real numbers
gptkbp:describes relationship between arithmetic mean and geometric mean
gptkbp:equality_holds_when all numbers are equal
gptkbp:field gptkb:algebra
gptkb:mathematics
analysis
gptkbp:first_proved_by gptkb:Augustin-Louis_Cauchy
gptkbp:form (a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_n)/n ≥ (a_1 * a_2 * ... * a_n)^{1/n} for a_i ≥ 0
gptkbp:generalizes power mean inequality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label arithmetic mean–geometric mean inequality
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Young's_inequality
gptkb:Holder's_inequality
gptkb:Jensen's_inequality
gptkbp:state arithmetic mean of non-negative real numbers is greater than or equal to their geometric mean
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:probability_theory
number theory
statistics
optimization
inequality proofs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bunyakovsky_inequality
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7