Covering element
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
in a partially ordered set
An element directly following another element; more precisely, the expression "a covers b in the partially ordered set P" means that $b<a$ and that there is no element $x\in P$ such that $b<x<a$.
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Covering element. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Covering_element&oldid=32501
Covering element. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Covering_element&oldid=32501
This article was adapted from an original article by T.S. Fofanova (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article