Exercise · ZW-HASSE-DIAGRAM-005 · ★☆☆ Basic
Why does a Hasse diagram draw no loops and no edges that follow by transitivity?
Choose one option.
A Because the order is neither reflexive nor transitive B Because those relations do not exist C Because only the extreme elements matter D Because they follow from reflexivity and transitivity
Show answer D. Because they follow from reflexivity and transitivity
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Explanation Loops \(a\preceq a\) and pairs \(a\preceq c\) obtained through some \(b\) are recovered from the order's properties, so they are omitted.
A Hasse diagram draws a partially ordered set \((S,\preceq)\) with one point per element and an edge only between consecutive elements, placing the smaller one lower.
\[a\ \text{covers}\ b\iff b\prec a\ \wedge\ \nexists\,c:\ b\prec c\prec a\]
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