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Nonnegativity and Monotonicity of a Sum over a Finite Index Set

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A sum of a nonnegative function over a finite index set is nonnegative, and does not decrease when the index set is enlarged.

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In the setting of The Real Numbers: Standing Notation and Background, let GG be a nonempty finite set and let h,h:GRh,h':G\to\mathbb{R} be maps. Sums over a finite index set are those of Sum over a Finite Index Set, and for a subset EGE\subseteq G the sum xEh(x)\sum_{x\in E}h(x) is that of the restriction of hh to EE. Then the following hold.

1. (Comparison) If h(x)h(x)h(x)\le h'(x) for every xGx\in G, then

xGh(x)xGh(x).\sum_{x\in G}h(x)\le\sum_{x\in G}h'(x).

2. (Nonnegativity) If 0h(x)0\le h(x) for every xGx\in G, then 0xGh(x)0\le\sum_{x\in G}h(x).

3. (Monotonicity in the index set) Suppose 0h(x)0\le h(x) for every xGx\in G. Then for every nonempty EGE\subseteq G,

xEh(x)xGh(x).\sum_{x\in E}h(x)\le\sum_{x\in G}h(x).
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