"semilattice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: semilattices [plural]
Etymology: semi- + lattice Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|lattice}} semi- + lattice Head templates: {{en-noun}} semilattice (plural semilattices)
  1. (mathematics) A partially ordered set that either has a join (a least upper bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a join-semilattice or upper semilattice) or has a meet (or greatest lower bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a meet-semilattice or lower semilattice). Equivalently, an underlying set which has a binary operation which is associative, commutative, and idempotent. Wikipedia link: semilattice Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-semilattice-en-noun-UIOLCT3a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi- Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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