Pre-order
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
quasi-order, pre-ordering, quasi-ordering
A reflexive and transitive binary relation on a set. If $\leq$ is a pre-order on a set $M$, then the relation $a\tilde{}b$ if and only if $a\leq b$ and $b\leq a$, $a,b\in M$, is an equivalence on $M$. The pre-order $\leq$ induces an order relation (cf. also Order (on a set)) on the quotient set $M/\tilde{}$.
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Pre-order. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Pre-order&oldid=31681
Pre-order. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Pre-order&oldid=31681
This article was adapted from an original article by T.S. Fofanova (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article