ThmDex – An index of mathematical definitions, results, and conjectures.
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Deduction system
Theory
Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory
Set
Binary cartesian set product
Binary relation
Binary endorelation
Preordering relation
Partial ordering relation
Partially ordered set
Minimal element
Minimum element
Set lower bound
Definition D553
Set of lower bounds
Formulation 0
Let $P = (X, {\preceq})$ be a D1103: Partially ordered set.
The set of lower bounds of $E \subseteq X$ with respect to $P$ is the D11: Set \begin{equation} \mathsf{LB}_P(E) : = \{ m \in X \mid \forall \, x \in E : (m, x) \in {\preceq} \} \end{equation}
Formulation 1
Let $P = (X, {\preceq})$ be a D1103: Partially ordered set.
The set of lower bounds of $E \subseteq X$ with respect to $P$ is the D11: Set \begin{equation} \mathsf{LB}_P(E) : = \{ m \in X \mid \forall \, x \in E : m \preceq x \} \end{equation}
Children
D301: Infimum element