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tag: VT2Q5BZEGH
kind: concept
name: Ancestral
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:76765067@r1368301704
    locator: Glossary of logic, section A
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/76765067#5RQA
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [7P392RZVNC]
---

## Summary

In logic and mathematics, the [[transitive closure|05J9NWX07X]] of a relation, capturing the idea of indirect relationships across generations or iterations.