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equivalence relation
noun Mathematics.
a relation that is reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive, as equality.
Origin:
1945–50
1945–50
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Equivalence relation
is always a great word to know.
So is square. Does it mean:
| the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a ? a, where a is the quantity |
| the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another |
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| equivalence relation | |
| —n | |
| logic, maths a relation that is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive: it imposes a partition on its domain of definition so that two elements belong to the same subset if and only if the relation holds between them | |
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equivalence relation definition
mathematicsA relation R on a set including elements a, b, c, which is reflexive (a R a), symmetric (a R b => b R a) and transitive (a R b R c => a R c). An equivalence relation defines an equivalence class.
See also partial equivalence relation.
(1996-05-13)
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