Practice - Maximal and Minimal Elements in a Poset
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Practice Questions
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Define a maximal element in a poset.
💡 Hint: Think about elements without any covers above them.
Illustrate what a minimal element looks like in a Hasse diagram.
💡 Hint: Identify where there are no elements below.
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What defines a maximal element in a poset?
💡 Hint: Think about elements that are at the top.
True or False: A poset can have multiple maximal elements.
💡 Hint: Consider an example with multiple elements.
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Given a poset defined by the relations: A < B, A < C, B < D, C < D, determine all maximal and minimal elements.
💡 Hint: Look for elements not less than or not greater than others.
Construct a poset with elements 1, 2, 3 where 1 < 2 and 1 < 3, and illustrate a Hasse diagram for this.
💡 Hint: Draw the relationships based on the order given.
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