Exercise · ZW-HASSE-DIAGRAM-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate

How many edges does the Hasse diagram of \(\{1,2,4,8,16,32\}\) under divisibility have?

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  • A. 5

Explanation

It is a total order: the chain \(1-2-4-8-16-32\) has \(6\) vertices and \(5\) edges.

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Review the concept: Hasse diagram

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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