Question about Definition, Riemann Sum, Upper\Lower Riemann Sum and Upper\Lower Darboux Sum

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Notation:

Riemann sum ${S_{p}}(f)$

Upper/Lower Riemann sum $\overline{S_{p}}(f)$/$\underline{S_{p}}(f)$

Upper/Lower Darboux Sum $U_p(f)$/$L_p(f)$


Definition:

Let $f:[a,b]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and p be partition of [a,b]

Riemann sum:

$${S_{p}}(f)=\sum _{i=1}^n\:(x_i-x_{i-1})f(t_i)\text{ where } t_i\in[x_{i-1},x_i]$$

Upper/Lower Riemann sum:

$$\overline{S_{p}}(f)/\underline{S_{p}}(f)=\sup\{{S_{p}}(f)\}/\inf\{{S_{p}}(f)\}$$

Upper/Lower Darboux sum:

$$U_p(f)/L_p(f)=\sum _{i=1}^n\:(x_i-x_{i-1})\sup\limits _{x\in[x_{i-1},x_i]}f(x)/\sum _{i=1}^n\:(x_i-x_{i-1})\inf\limits _{x\in[x_{i-1},x_i]}f(x)$$


Question:

On my text book(maybe most text book), it only defined Riemann sum and Upper/Lower Darboux sum. And I also see some text use Upper/Lower Darboux sum to define Upper/Lower Riemann sum, are they equivalent definitions? In another word:

$$\sup\{{S_{p}}(f)\}/\inf\{{S_{p}}(f)\}\overset?=\sum _{i=1}^n\:(x_i-x_{i-1})\sup\limits _{x\in[x_{i-1},x_i]}f(x)/\sum _{i=1}^n\:(x_i-x_{i-1})\inf\limits _{x\in[x_{i-1},x_i]}f(x)$$

Any help would be appreciated.