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binary relations

binary relations is the plural of binary relation.

Meaning of binary relation

Noun

binary relation (plural binary relations)

  1. ("on" a set A) A subset of the Cartesian product A×A (the set of ordered pairs (a, b) of elements of A, alternatively written as A²).
    • A partially ordered set #92;langleA,#92;varrho#92;rangle consists of a nonvoid set A and a binary relation #92;varrho on A, such that #92;varrho satisfies properties (P1)-(P3).1978, George Grätzer, General Lattice Theory, Academic Press, page 1
    Synonyms:
    homogeneous relation
  2. ("on" or "between" sets A and B) A subset of the Cartesian product A×B.
    Synonyms:
    heterogeneous relation

Questions about binary relations

What is binary relations the plural of?
Binary relations is the plural of binary relation.

Words near binary relations in the dictionary

  1. binary quasar
  2. binary quasars
  3. binary question
  4. binary questions
  5. binary relation
  6. binary relations
  7. binary search
  8. binary searches
  9. binary star
  10. binary star system
  11. binary star systems

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