Scott-continuous

adjective

Given two partially ordered sets P and Q, a function f: P → Q between them is Scott-continuous if it preserves all directed suprema.

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Meanings

adjectiveScott-continuous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsGiven two partially ordered sets P and Q, a function f: P → Q between them is Scott-continuous if it preserves all directed suprema.

Origin

Named after the mathematician Dana Scott.

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Scott-continuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scott-continuous

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Chicago

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