Practice Introduction to Partial Ordering - 23.2 | 23. Partial Ordering - part A | Discrete Mathematics - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

Define reflexivity in the context of partial ordering.

💡 Hint: Think about how personal items relate to themselves.

Question 2

Easy

Provide an example of a situation that demonstrates antisymmetry.

💡 Hint: Consider two tasks that reference each other which leads to confusion.

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Question 1

Which of the following properties is NOT part of the definition of partial ordering?

  • Reflexivity
  • Symmetry
  • Antisymmetry

💡 Hint: Consider what symmetry in relationships would imply.

Question 2

Hasse Diagrams are useful because they simplify representations of what type of relations?

  • Linear Orderings
  • Partial Orderings
  • Total Orderings

💡 Hint: Focus on how some relationships may omit certain details.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a scenario demonstrating a complex partial order involving at least 6 elements and provide a suitable Hasse diagram.

💡 Hint: List tasks with dependencies then visualize their relationships.

Question 2

Given a set and relation, prove that it forms a partial ordering by confirming all three properties.

💡 Hint: Check each property one at a time to show they hold.

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