positive measure

English

Noun

positive measure (plural positive measures)

1. (mathematical analysis) A function whose domain is a σ-algebra, whose codomain is [0,∞], and which is countably additive.

Usage notes

The adjective "positive" is used when contrasting this kind of measure with signed measures (or complex measures). Otherwise it is often just called a "measure."

Hypernyms

• measure

Hyponyms

• complete measure > Lebesgue–Stieltjes measure > Lebesgue measure
• counting measure

Holonyms

• measure space