symmetry
of a relation
Also known as: symmetrical relation
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dyadic relations
- In formal logic: Classification of dyadic relations
…is true is called a symmetrical relation (example: “is parallel to”). If the relation ϕ is such that, whenever it holds between one object and a second, it fails to hold between the second and the first—i.e., if ϕ is such that (∀x)(∀y)(ϕxy ⊃ ∼ϕyx) —then ϕ is said to…
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set theoretic relations
- In set theory: Relations in set theory
…property are said to be symmetric. (Note that the ordering relation is not symmetric.) These examples also have the property that whenever one object bears the relation to a second, which further bears the relation to a third, then the first bears that relation to the third—e.g., if a <…
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