Definition:Lattice Ideal/Definition 1

Definition
Let $\struct {S, \vee, \wedge, \preceq}$ be a lattice.

Let $I \subseteq S$ be a non-empty subset of $S$.

$I$ is a (lattice) ideal of $S$ $I$ satisifes the lattice ideal axioms:

Also see

 * User:Leigh.Samphier/OrderTheory/Definition:Ideal (Lattice)/Definition 2, an alternative definition of an ideal.


 * User:Leigh.Samphier/OrderTheory/Equivalence of Definitions of Lattice Ideal, where it is shown that the alternative definitions of an ideal are equivalent.