coatom
coatom · coatoms
In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than…In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").
Meaning
1 sensesIn a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit").
In a Boolean lattice, the complement of an atom is a coatom.
Forms
plural: coatomsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcoatomistic