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semilattices

semilattices is the plural of semilattice.

Meaning of semilattice

Noun

semilattice (plural semilattices)

  1. A partially ordered set that either has a join (a least upper bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a join-semilattice or upper semilattice) or has a meet (or greatest lower bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a meet-semilattice or lower semilattice). Equivalently, an underlying set which has a binary operation which is associative, commutative, and idempotent.

Questions about semilattices

What is semilattices the plural of?
Semilattices is the plural of semilattice.

Words near semilattices in the dictionary

  1. semilanguages
  2. semilapsed
  3. semilatent
  4. semilateral
  5. semilattice
  6. semilattices
  7. semileafless
  8. semilegal
  9. semilegally
  10. semilegendary
  11. semilegible

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