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.
Meaning relationships
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