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Length of a partially ordered set

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2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 06A [MSN][ZBL]

The greatest possible length of a chain (totally ordered subset) in a partially ordered set (the length of a finite chain is one less than the number of elements). There exist infinite partially ordered sets of finite length. A partially order set of length zero is a trivial order.


References

  • George Grätzer, General Lattice Theory, Springer (2003) ISBN 3764369965
How to Cite This Entry:
Length of a partially ordered set. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Length_of_a_partially_ordered_set&oldid=12809
This article was adapted from an original article by T.S. Fofanova (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article