On Optimization Properties of Functions, with a Concave Minorant

We give a definition of the class of functions with a concave minorant and compare these functions with other classes of functions often used in global optimization, e.g. weakly convex functions, d.c. functions, Lipschitzian functions, continuous and lower semicontinuous functions. It is shown that the class of functions with a concave minorant is closed under operations mainly used in optimization and how a concave minorant can be constructed for a given function.