Question 7
EasyOriginal questionOn , the relation .
Which of these describes this four-pair relation ?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
It is reflexive, since every is in .
It is not symmetric, since is in but is not, and transitive, since no pairs in lack .
Worth noting
Symmetry fails on the one pair that is not of the form .
- Concept
- Testing a relation on a finite set
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
- Your timeYours
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