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hasse diagram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
has-se -di-a-gram
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diagram which represents a finite poset, in which nodes are elements of the poset and arrows represent the order relation between elements. Transitivity of the order relation is tacit, in other words, if xarrow is drawn from x to z, but if there is no distinct z between x and y (such that xarrow is draw from x to y.

Etymology

Named after Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), though he was not the first to use them.

Inflected Forms

Hasse diagrams (plural)

Questions

What does hasse diagram mean?
A diagram which represents a finite poset, in which nodes are elements of the poset and arrows represent the order relation between elements. Transitivity of the order relation is tacit, in other words, if xarrow is drawn from x to z, but if there is no distinct z between x and y (such that xarrow is draw from x to y.
Where does hasse diagram come from?
Named after Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), though he was not the first to use them.

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