Free latticeIn mathematics, in the area of order theory, a free lattice is the free object corresponding to a lattice. As free objects, they have the universal property. Because the concept of a lattice can be axiomatised in terms of two operations and satisfying certain identities, the of all lattices constitute a variety (universal algebra), and thus there exist (by general principles of universal algebra) free objects within this category: lattices where only those relations hold which follow from the general axioms.
Join and meetIn mathematics, specifically order theory, the join of a subset of a partially ordered set is the supremum (least upper bound) of denoted and similarly, the meet of is the infimum (greatest lower bound), denoted In general, the join and meet of a subset of a partially ordered set need not exist. Join and meet are dual to one another with respect to order inversion. A partially ordered set in which all pairs have a join is a join-semilattice. Dually, a partially ordered set in which all pairs have a meet is a meet-semilattice.
Completeness (order theory)In the mathematical area of order theory, completeness properties assert the existence of certain infima or suprema of a given partially ordered set (poset). The most familiar example is the completeness of the real numbers. A special use of the term refers to complete partial orders or complete lattices. However, many other interesting notions of completeness exist. The motivation for considering completeness properties derives from the great importance of suprema (least upper bounds, joins, "") and infima (greatest lower bounds, meets, "") to the theory of partial orders.
Complete Heyting algebraIn mathematics, especially in order theory, a complete Heyting algebra is a Heyting algebra that is complete as a lattice. Complete Heyting algebras are the of three different ; the category CHey, the category Loc of locales, and its , the category Frm of frames. Although these three categories contain the same objects, they differ in their morphisms, and thus get distinct names. Only the morphisms of CHey are homomorphisms of complete Heyting algebras.
Compact elementIn the mathematical area of order theory, the compact elements or finite elements of a partially ordered set are those elements that cannot be subsumed by a supremum of any non-empty directed set that does not already contain members above the compact element. This notion of compactness simultaneously generalizes the notions of finite sets in set theory, compact sets in topology, and finitely generated modules in algebra. (There are other notions of compactness in mathematics.
Idéal (théorie des ordres)En mathématiques, un idéal au sens de la théorie des ordres est un sous-ensemble particulier d'un ensemble ordonné. Bien qu'à l'origine ce terme soit issu de la notion algébrique d'idéal d'un anneau, il a été généralisé en une notion distincte. Les idéaux interviennent dans beaucoup de constructions en théorie des ordres, en particulier des treillis. Un idéal d'un ensemble ordonné (E, ≤) est une partie non vide I de E telle que : I est une section commençante, c'est-à-dire que tout minorant d'un élément de I appartient à I ; I est un ensemble ordonné filtrant, c'est-à-dire que deux éléments quelconques de I possèdent toujours un majorant commun dans I.
Treillis (ensemble ordonné)En mathématiques, un treillis () est une des structures algébriques utilisées en algèbre générale. C'est un ensemble partiellement ordonné dans lequel chaque paire d'éléments admet une borne supérieure et une borne inférieure. Un treillis peut être vu comme le treillis de Galois d'une relation binaire. Il existe en réalité deux définitions équivalentes du treillis, une concernant la relation d'ordre citée précédemment, l'autre algébrique. Tout ensemble muni d'une relation d'ordre total est un treillis.
Distributivity (order theory)In the mathematical area of order theory, there are various notions of the common concept of distributivity, applied to the formation of suprema and infima. Most of these apply to partially ordered sets that are at least lattices, but the concept can in fact reasonably be generalized to semilattices as well. Probably the most common type of distributivity is the one defined for lattices, where the formation of binary suprema and infima provide the total operations of join () and meet ().
AlgèbreL'algèbre (de l’arabe الجبر, al-jabr) est une branche des mathématiques qui permet d'exprimer les propriétés des opérations et le traitement des équations et aboutit à l'étude des structures algébriques. Selon l’époque et le niveau d’études considérés, elle peut être décrite comme : une arithmétique généralisée, étendant à différents objets ou grandeurs les opérations usuelles sur les nombres ; la théorie des équations et des polynômes ; depuis le début du , l’étude des structures algébriques (on parle d'algèbre générale ou abstraite).
Free monoidIn abstract algebra, the free monoid on a set is the monoid whose elements are all the finite sequences (or strings) of zero or more elements from that set, with string concatenation as the monoid operation and with the unique sequence of zero elements, often called the empty string and denoted by ε or λ, as the identity element. The free monoid on a set A is usually denoted A∗. The free semigroup on A is the subsemigroup of A∗ containing all elements except the empty string. It is usually denoted A+.