Practice Definitions and Examples - 24.1.1 | 23. Cover of an Element in a Poset - part B | Discrete Mathematics - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

Define what a cover is in a poset.

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship without anything in between.

Question 2

Easy

What distinguishes a maximal element in a poset?

💡 Hint: Think about what you cannot find above.

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Question 1

What defines a cover in a poset?

  • A direct relationship with an intermediate
  • A direct relationship without intermediate
  • An unrelated element

💡 Hint: Think about the absence of anything in between.

Question 2

True or False: All posets must have both a maximal and a minimal element.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider cases with one element.

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Question 1

In a poset where the elements are the set of all divisors of 12, identify the maximal, minimal, greatest, and least elements.

💡 Hint: Consider how divisors relate to each other and find the topmost and bottommost elements.

Question 2

Construct a Hasse diagram for the set {a, b, c} with the relationships a < b, a < c. Identify any covers and describe maximal/minimal elements.

💡 Hint: Think about how to organize the elements visually to find relationships.

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