English Explanatory Dictionary

binary relation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subset of the Cartesian product A×A (the set of ordered pairs (a, b) of elements of A, alternatively written as A²).
  2. A subset of the Cartesian product A×B.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪ.ner.i rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-binary relation.wav

Word forms

binary relation binary relations

Synonyms

correspondence dyadic relation 2-place relation homogeneous relation heterogeneous relation

Related words

nil relation universal relation

Translations

Czech: binární relace Finnish: binäärirelaatio French: relation binaire Hungarian: kétváltozós reláció Icelandic: tvístæð vensl Italian: relazione binaria Japanese: 二項関係 Polish: relacja dwuargumentowa Polish: relacja dwuczłonowa Polish: relacja binarna Romanian: relație binară Spanish: relación binaria
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