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Formulation F9316 on D669: Minimal element
F9316
Formulation 1
Let $P = (X, {\preceq})$ be a D1103: Partially ordered set such that
(i) $X \neq \emptyset$
A D2218: Set element $m \in X$ is a minimal element in $P$ if and only if \begin{equation} \forall \, x \in X \left( x \neq m \quad \implies \quad x \not\preceq m \right) \end{equation}