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In this paper, we study the functional inequality τ(F ∘ H,G ∘ K) ≥ τ(F,G) ∘ τ(H,K), where F, G, H, and K are arbitrary distribution functions in Δ+, ∘ denotes composition, and the unknown τ; is a certain binary operation on the set Δ+ of positive distribution functions.
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Alsina, C. (1983). A Functional Inequality for Distribution Functions. In: Beckenbach, E.F., Walter, W. (eds) General Inequalities 3. International Series of Numerical Mathematics / Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik / Série internationale d’Analyse numérique, vol 64. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6290-5_18
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