Abstract
A partially ordered set or poset P = (P, ≤) is a set P with a binary relation ≤ satisfying the following three conditions:
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(i)
x ≤ x for all x ∈ P (reflexivity)
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(ii)
x ≤ y and y ≤ x imply x= y (antisymmetry)
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(iii)
x ≤ y and y ≤ z imply x ≤ z (transitivity).
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Stern, M. (1991). Appendix. In: Semimodular Lattices. Teubner-Texte zur Mathematik, vol 125. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-12478-8_5
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