"upper set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upper sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} upper set (plural upper sets)
  1. (mathematics, order theory) A subset of a poset which contains any ascending chain which starts at any element of itself. Wikipedia link: upper set Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-upper_set-en-noun-9lVlFUpn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, order-theory, sciences

Inflected forms

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