The New Encyclopædia Britannica: L-ZEncyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... relation between signs and the world can be described , like any relation , in terms of its formal structure , the objects related , and its genealogy . But , apart from that formal and factual analy- sis , there is nothing to be said ...
... relation between signs and the world can be described , like any relation , in terms of its formal structure , the objects related , and its genealogy . But , apart from that formal and factual analy- sis , there is nothing to be said ...
Page 269
... relation having the above properties is called a partial ordering ; and a partially ordered set , usually called a poset for short , is just a set S together with a partial ordering of its elements . The inclusion relation is basic for ...
... relation having the above properties is called a partial ordering ; and a partially ordered set , usually called a poset for short , is just a set S together with a partial ordering of its elements . The inclusion relation is basic for ...
Page 273
... relations . By a binary relation on a set S is meant a rule p that tells for any two elements x and y of S whether x and y are in the given relation or not . If they satisfy the relation , xpy is written ; if they do not satisfy the ...
... relations . By a binary relation on a set S is meant a rule p that tells for any two elements x and y of S whether x and y are in the given relation or not . If they satisfy the relation , xpy is written ; if they do not satisfy the ...
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