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coatom

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • In a Boolean lattice, the complement of an atom is a coatom.

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