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cofinal

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a subset of a partially ordered set; containing elements at least as late as any given element of the set, relative to the given partial order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, order-theory, sciences

Examples

  • The Archimedean property of real numbers means that the natural numbers form a cofinal subset of R.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English final English cofinal From co- + final.

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  • Polish: współkońcowy — containing elements at least as late as any given element of the containing set