Let ℎ be a given positive number and let s be a set of real numbers;  If s has a supremum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x > sup s − ℎ  If s has an infimum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x < inf s + ℎ

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. Let ℎ be a given positive number and let s be a set of real numbers; 

  1. If s has a supremum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x > sup s − ℎ 
  2. If s has an infimum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x < inf s + ℎ 
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