Coatom
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coatom is a noun meaning (mathematics) In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").
Meaning
(mathematics) In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").
Example Sentences
In a Boolean lattice, the complement of an atom is a coatom.
Word Forms
- coatoms
Antonyms for coatom
Common opposites include atom.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include atom, tomonoid, chain, unit, tomset, polyton.
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