order relations

Summary

A relation is an order relation if it is irreflexive, asymmetric, and transitive. An order relation < is a total order if for any A and B, either A < B, B < A, or A = B; otherwise it is a partial order.

Context

This concept has the prerequisites:

Goals

  • Define order relation
  • Know the distinction between total orders and partial orders
  • Be able to show that something is total or partial order
  • Know the distinction between maximal element and largest element

Core resources (read/watch one of the following)

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Stanford CS103: Mathematical Foundations of Computing (2013)
Lecture notes for Stanford's introductory computer science theory course.
Location: Section 5.3, "Order relations," up through 5.3.3, "Hasse diagrams," pages 271-286
Author: Keith Schwarz

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