A Decomposition Theorem for Partially Ordered Sets

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R. P. Dilworth · California Institute of Technology

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Otherwise a and b are non-comparable. A subset S of P is independent if every two distinct elements of S are non-comparable. S is dependent if it contains two distinct elements which are comparable. A subset C of P is a chain if every two of its elements are comparable.

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Advanced Algebra and Logic Advanced Topology and Set Theory

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Published in: Birkhäuser Boston eBooks

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-8176-4842-8_10

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