Glossary of order theory

This is a glossary of some terms used in various branches of mathematics that are related to the fields of order, lattice, and domain theory. Note that there is a structured list of order topics available as well. Other helpful resources might be the following overview articles:

In the following, partial orders will usually just be denoted by their carrier sets. As long as the intended meaning is clear from the context, will suffice to denote the corresponding relational symbol, even without prior introduction. Furthermore, < will denote the strict order induced by .

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bossert, Walter; Suzumura, Kōtarō (2010). Consistency, choice and rationality. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674052994.
  2. Deng 2008, p. 22

References

The definitions given here are consistent with those that can be found in the following standard reference books:

Specific definitions:

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