Question 30
MediumOriginal questionOn , the relation . Which of these describes ?
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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 not transitive, since and are in but is not.
Worth noting
Check transitivity with care: it is not transitive, since and are in but is not.
- Concept
- Testing a relation on a finite set
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
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