transitive closure

noun

The smallest binary relation on X that includes R and is transitive.

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Meanings

nountransitive closure (plural transitive closures)

plural transitive closures

  1. mathematicsThe smallest binary relation on X that includes R and is transitive.
  2. mathematicsThe smallest transitive set that contains X.
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APA

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Chicago

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