What is the reflexive closure of the relation R = {(a, b)|a < b} on the set of integers? Explain in detail.
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A relation R on a set A is reflexive if for every element a in A, the pair (a, a) is in R. The reflexive closure of a relation R on set A is the smallest reflexive relation on A that contains R. Essentially, to form the reflexive closure of R, you need to add the Show more…
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