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coatom

coatom noun: in a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").

Noun

coatom (plural coatoms)

  1. In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").
    • In a Boolean lattice, the complement of an atom is a coatom.

Antonyms of coatom

Forms of coatom

pluralcoatoms

Words formed from coatom

Questions about coatom

What does coatom mean?
Coatom means in a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").
What part of speech is coatom?
Coatom is a noun.
What is the plural of coatom?
The plural of coatom is coatoms.

Words near coatom in the dictionary

  1. Coatlán Mixe
  2. coatmaker
  3. coatmakers
  4. Coatney
  5. Coatneys
  6. coatom
  7. coatomer
  8. coatomers
  9. coatomic
  10. coatomistic
  11. coatoms

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