Definition:Antitransitive Relation/Also known as
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Antitransitive Relation: Also known as
Some sources use the term intransitive relation to mean antitransitive relation.
However, as intransitive is also found in other sources to mean non-transitive, it is better to use the clumsier, but less ambiguous, antitransitive.
Sources
- 1965: E.J. Lemmon: Beginning Logic ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $4$: The Predicate Calculus $2$: $5$ Properties of Relations
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): intransitive relation
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): transitive relation
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): intransitive relation
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): transitive relation