Equivalence Relation/Examples/Non-Equivalence/Divisor Relation

Example of Relation which is not Equivalence
Let $\Z$ denote the set of real numbers.

Let $x \divides y$ denote that $x$ is a divisor of $y$

Then $\divides$ is not an equivalence relation.

Proof
From Divisor Relation on Positive Integers is Partial Ordering we have that $\divides$ is reflexive and transitive.

But we have:
 * $2 \divides 4$

and:
 * $4 \nmid 2$

So $\divides$ is not symmetric and therefore not an equivalence relation.