Greatest element and least element
Summary
In mathematics, especially in order theory, the greatest element of a subset of a partially ordered set (poset) is an element of that is greater than every other element of . The term least element is defined dually, that is, it is an element of that is smaller than every other element of
Further reading
- Wikipedia, page 663041, revision 1320031333, Greatest element and least element. adopted
About this page
| Tag | M3VR2FMG97 |
|---|---|
| URI | m2://M3VR2FMG97 |
| Aliases | bottom-element, greatest-and-least-elements, largest-element, largest-member, least-and-greatest-elements, lowest-element, top-element |
| Kind | concept |
| Writing | W1 stated |
| Same as | |
| Changed | 4 November 2026 |
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