Uniform approximation by classes of functions closed under translation and pointwise supremum (Q4711099)

Given a class \(K\) of extended real valued functions defined on a nonempty set S, approximation by functions belonging to \(K_ 0=K\cap R^ S\) is studied under the assumption that \(K\) is closed under pointwise supremum and \(K_ 0\) remains invariant under addition with constants. In particular, a sufficient condition is given for the greatest best approximation selection to have 2 as its least Lipschitz constant; some examples where this condition holds are shown. Several results concerning approximation by convex, quasiconvex, \(N\)-Lipschitz, \(N\)-Lipschitz convex and \(N\)-Lipschitz quasiconvex functions are also obtained. For each of these sets of functions bounds of its distance, in the uniform norm, to an arbitrary function are found.