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A relation $R$ on the set $A$ is irreflexive if for every $a \in A,(a, a) \notin R .$ That is, $R$ is irreflexive if no element in $A$ is related to itself.Use quantifiers to express what it means for a relation to be irreflexive.
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An irreflexive relation is a relation where no element is related to itself. In other words, for every element 'a' in set 'A', the pair (a, a) is not in the relation 'R'. Show more…
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