definition of infimum of subset of partially-ordered set
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Starting Context
- The reader knows a definition of set of lower bounds of subset of partially-ordered set.
- The reader knows a definition of subset of partially-ordered set with induced partial ordering.
- The reader knows a definition of maximum of partially-ordered set.
Target Context
- The reader will have a definition of infimum of subset of partially-ordered set.
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Main Body
1: Structured Description
Here is the rules of Structured Description.
Entities:
\( S'\): \(\in \{\text{ the partially-ordered sets }\}\) with any partial ordering, \(\lt'\)
\( S\): \(\subseteq S'\)
\( Lb (S)\): \(= \text{ the set of the lower bounds of } S\)
\(*Inf (S)\): \(= Max (Lb (S))\)
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Conditions:
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2: Note
\(Max (Lb (S))\) makes sense, because \(Lb (S)\) has the induced partial ordering.
This definition is not claiming that \(Inf (S)\) inevitably exists but is saying that when \(Inf (S)\) exists, it is called "infimum of \(S\)".
