A level set of a real-valued function f:Rn→R of n real variables is a set where the function takes on a given constant value c, that is: Lc(f)={(x1,…,xn)∈Rn∣f(x1,…,xn)=c}
Lc+(f)={(x1,…,xn)∣f(x1,…,xn)≥c}is called a superlevel set of f (or, alternatively, an upper level set of f). And a strict superlevel set of f is {(x1,…,xn)∣f(x1,…,xn)>c}