State and briefly describe the three types of relation.

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Nehemiah Strong

7 October, 10:56

State and briefly describe the three types of relation.

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William Fleming · Answer 1

Reflexive Relation:

is a relation in such that for every, then is a reflexive relation. In simpler terms, if every element maps to itself then it defines a reflexive relation.

Symmetric Relation:

A relation R in set A is such that, R is said to be a symmetric relation. If a=b then for a symmetric relation b=a is also true.

Transitive Relation:

A relation R in set A is said to be transitive when and implies that.