Difference between revisions of "Transitive property"

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A binary relation $R(x,y)$ is said to be transitive or to have the transitive property if $R(x,y)$ and $R(y,z)$ together imply $R(x,z)$ .

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-A [[relation]] <math>R(x,y)</math> is called ''transitive'' if <math>R(x,y)</math> and <math>R(y,z)</math> together imply <math>R(x,z)</math>.
+A [[binary relation]] <math>R(x,y)</math> is said to be '''transitive''' or to have the '''transitive property''' if <math>R(x,y)</math> and <math>R(y,z)</math> together imply <math>R(x,z)</math>.
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 * [[Partially ordered set]]
+* [[Equivalence relation]]
 [[Category:Abstract algebra]]
+[[Category:Definition]]