Max–min inequality
In mathematics, the max–min inequality is as follows: For any function f : Z × W → R , {\displaystyle \ f:Z\times W\to \mathbb {R} \ ,} sup z ∈ Z inf w ∈ W f ( z , w ) ≤ inf w ∈ W sup z ∈ Z f ( z , w ) . {\displaystyle \sup _{z\in Z}\inf _{w\in W}f(z,w)\leq \inf _{w\in W}\sup _{z\in Z}f(z,w)\ .} When equality holds one says that f, W, and Z satisfies a strong max–min property (or a saddle-point property).