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Mathematical Analysis I, 2004a

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§§4–7. Relations. Mappings 13<br />

and R[x] ={y | xRy} (i.e., the R-image of x) is called the R-equivalence class<br />

(briefly R-class) ofx in A; it consists of all elements that are R-equivalent to<br />

x and hence to each other (for xRy and xRz imply first yRx, by symmetry,<br />

and hence yRz, by transitivity). Each such element is called a representative<br />

of the given R-class, or its generator. Weoftenwrite[x] forR[x].<br />

Examples.<br />

(a ′ ) The inequality relation < between real numbers is transitive since<br />

x

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