Practice - Cover of an Element in a Poset
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Practice Questions
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Define what it means for one element to cover another in a poset.
💡 Hint: Think of the direct relationship without anything in between.
What is a maximal element?
💡 Hint: It’s at the top of the hierarchy in the poset.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What defines a cover in a poset?
💡 Hint: Think of direct connections in Hasse diagrams.
In a poset, can an element be both a maximal and minimal element?
💡 Hint: Consider simple cases with one item in a poset.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the elements {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, with the following relationships: 1 < 2, 1 < 3, 2 < 4, 3 < 4, and 3 < 5, define the covers of each element.
💡 Hint: Visualize with Hasse diagrams to track relations directly.
Construct a Hasse diagram for the elements A, B, C, D with the following relation: A < B, A < C, B < D, C < D. Identify maximal and minimal elements.
💡 Hint: Remember; stack based on relationships.
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