Definition:Decreasing/Mapping

Definition
Let $\left({S, \preceq_1}\right)$ and $\left({T, \preceq_2}\right)$ be posets.

Let $\phi: \left({S, \preceq_1}\right) \to \left({T, \preceq_2}\right)$ be a mapping.

Then $\phi$ is decreasing iff:


 * $\forall x, y \in S: x \ \preceq_1 \ y \implies \phi \left({y}\right) \ \preceq_2 \ \phi \left({x}\right)$

Alternative terms are order-inverting, order-reversing, antitone and non-increasing.

Note that this definition also holds if $S = T$.

Also see

 * Strictly Decreasing Mapping
 * Increasing Mapping
 * Monotone Mapping