equivalence relation
noun Mathematics.
a relation that is reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive, as equality.
Origin of equivalence relation
First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for equivalence relation
equivalence relation
noun
logic maths
a relation that is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive: it imposes a partition on its domain of definition so that two elements belong to the same subset if and only if the relation holds between them