equivalence relation
equivalence relation
nounDefinition of EQUIVALENCE RELATION
: a relation (as equality) between elements of a set (as the real numbers) that is symmetric, reflexive, and transitive and for any two elements either holds or does not hold
First Known Use of EQUIVALENCE RELATION
circa 1949
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