In mathematics Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions and set theory Set theory is the branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects. Although any type of object can be collected into a set, set theory is applied most often to objects that are relevant to mathematics, a total order, linear order, simple order, or (non-strict) ordering is a binary relation In mathematics, a binary relation on a set A is a collection of ordered pairs of elements of A. In other words, it is a subset of the Cartesian product A2 = A × A. More generally, a binary relation between two sets A and B is a subset of A × B. The terms dyadic relation and 2-place relation are synonyms for binary relations (here denoted by infix Infix notation is the common arithmetic and logical formula notation, in which operators are written infix-style between the operands they act on . It is not as simple to parse by computers as prefix notation ( e.g. + 2 2 ) or postfix notation ( e.g. 2 2 + ), but many programming languages use it due to its familiarity ≤) on some set A set is a collection of distinct objects, considered as an object in its own right. Sets are one of the most fundamental concepts in mathematics. Although it was invented at the end of the 19th century, set theory is now a ubiquitous part of mathematics, and can be used as a foundation from which nearly all of mathematics can be derived. In X. The relation is transitive In mathematics, a binary relation R over a set X is transitive if whenever an element a is related to an element b, and b is in turn related to an element c, then a is also related to c, antisymmetric Partial and total orders are antisymmetric by definition. Therefore the usual order relation ≤ on the real numbers, the subset order ⊆ on the subsets of any given set and the divisibility order of the natural numbers are antisymmetric. For example, if for two real numbers x and y both inequalities x ≤ y and y ≤ x hold then x and y must be, and total In mathematics, a binary relation R over a set X is total if for all a and b in X, a is related to b or b is related to a. A set paired with a total order is called a totally ordered set, a linearly ordered set, a simply ordered set, or a chain.
If X is totally ordered under ≤, then the following statements hold for all a, b and c in X:
- If a ≤ b and b ≤ a then a = b (antisymmetry Partial and total orders are antisymmetric by definition. Therefore the usual order relation ≤ on the real numbers, the subset order ⊆ on the subsets of any given set and the divisibility order of the natural numbers are antisymmetric. For example, if for two real numbers x and y both inequalities x ≤ y and y ≤ x hold then x and y must be);
- If a ≤ b and b ≤ c then a ≤ c (transitivity In mathematics, a binary relation R over a set X is transitive if whenever an element a is related to an element b, and b is in turn related to an element c, then a is also related to c);
- a ≤ b or In logic and mathematics, or, also known as logical disjunction or inclusive disjunction, is a logical operator that results in true whenever one or more of its operands are true. E.g. in this context, "A or B" is true if A is true, or if B is true, or if both A and B are true. In grammar, or is a coordinating conjunction. In ordinary b ≤ a (totality In mathematics, a binary relation R over a set X is total if for all a and b in X, a is related to b or b is related to a).
Contrast with a partial order In mathematics, especially order theory, a partially ordered set formalizes the intuitive concept of an ordering, sequencing, or arrangement of the elements of a set. A poset consists of a set together with a binary relation that describes, for certain pairs of elements in the set, the requirement that one of the elements must precede the other, which has a weaker form of the third condition (it only requires reflexivity In set theory, a binary relation can be a reflexive relation or can have, among other properties, reflexivity or irreflexivity, not totality). A relation having the property of "totality" means that any pair of elements in the set of the relation are mutually comparable under the relation.
Totality implies reflexivity, that is, a ≤ a. Thus a total order is also a partial order In mathematics, especially order theory, a partially ordered set formalizes the intuitive concept of an ordering, sequencing, or arrangement of the elements of a set. A poset consists of a set together with a binary relation that describes, for certain pairs of elements in the set, the requirement that one of the elements must precede the other, that is, a binary relation In mathematics, a binary relation on a set A is a collection of ordered pairs of elements of A. In other words, it is a subset of the Cartesian product A2 = A × A. More generally, a binary relation between two sets A and B is a subset of A × B. The terms dyadic relation and 2-place relation are synonyms for binary relations which is reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive. Hence a total order is also a partial order satisfying the "totality" condition.
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