RELATIONS - DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

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We introduce relations. How to write them, what they are, and properties of relations including reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity.
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Thank you. You are literally the only person who can explain this in simple English it seems. My professor seems to get joy from talking in the most confusing, and ambiguous terms possible

[@AZAZA19981907]

It's not always their fault, usually they have limited time and try to provide you with the most accurate statements possible. Though I agree, it's much easier to graps a broader concept after learning the intuition and basic intetion of it on simple examples, i wouldn't be here otherwise :P

[@foxxul]

Try having a teacher who not only does that, but also has a thick Chinese accent.

[@md123180]

@@foxxul My teacher only posts links to KZbin videos...and not Trev or Patrick... I may as well have the lady that designs suits from the Incredibles explaining relations backwards in Dutch while gargling peanut butter. Thank goodness for Google.

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[@Trevtutor]

x-y != 0 This situation is not transitive. xRy and yRz imply xRz. Consider the case 3R4, 4R3, therefore 3R3. We know 3R3 is 0, so the relationship isn't transitive!

[@yeahboi8705]

well if you're given those specific values and are asked if their relationship is transitive you could say yes, but when given only x and y, their relationship must be transitive for ALL values of the given domain, or else its NOT transitive, even if 99.9% of the possible cases are.

[@shawonshurid9218]

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[@Thegr8Gupta]

but if we say this relation for DISTINCT x, y and z, then it is transitive right?

[@ward7576]

Shouldn't it be that z != x to be more understandable in this scenario? 'cause I'm confused af why is it not transitive.

[@rayrutzer7238]

So x , y, z are not distinct?

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The diagrams for reflexive symmetric and transitive help SO much.

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[@personaincognita2669]

A correction: every function may also be represented as a relation (i.e., as a subset of a Cartesian product), but not every relation is a function. Just think of a simple relation like a total order on a set and you will see that a given argument in a relation may be related to many other arguments and does not have to be related to an exclusive output as a function does.

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[@Trevtutor]

+Astra Adams Students who want to play with themselves are encouraged to sit in the back of the room with other students that want to play with themselves, that way they can play with each other instead ;)

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This is a very good explanation for basic introduction, for one that doesn't learn them at othe sources.

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9 years and it's still very comprehensive

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Thanks 👍,I really understood the relations concept

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[@Oskar-ps1dr]

What about Irreflexive and antisymetric?

[@XXgamemaster]

Oskar Midbøe A relation R on a set X is antisymmetric if and only if x R y and y R x implies x = y. A relation is irreflexive if and only if every point x is not related to itself. An example of this is inequality since it’s illogical for an element say x to be not equal itself.

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[@anubhabchakrabortybkppathf6819]

In which video can I learn more about equivalence class and relations?

[@benlewis-jones6719]

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[@sulafafaleh9297]

What about Anti- Symmetric and irreflexive relationships?

[@Kwatch]

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[@jemand1685]

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[@The6thProgrammer]

When determining reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity at 11:31. Could we analyze x - y != 0 as x != y instead? Just seems like it may be a simpler approach. Do you see anything wrong w/ that approach? I noticed you actually worked out x != y at the end of the video. My question is: is there anything wrong with manipulating the variables around the operator? I'm assuming this should not change reflexivity, transitivity or symmetry. (i.e. x - y + z = 0 is the same as figuring out the relations of x = y - z, etc.)

[@Trevtutor]

There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, it's easier to understand x != y rather than x-y != 0 for this kind of question, so the fact that you were able to change that and work with it better is a good thing.

[@elkanacapelle5701]

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hi i love your videos and requesting if you can make a video on relational closures

[@rajeshdansena]

At 15:05 for proofing it is not transitive you took x and z same. don't you think it's wrong to take same value ? All x,y,z must be of different values? If you still says we can take same values for x and z then in that case, for symmetric property we also can take x and y same and which will say (let) 2=2 and hence it do not hold symmetric property as well. Appreciate you response on my query. Thanks. You are doing awesome job :)

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[@triscuit5962]

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[@marvinrichardson2668]

Set of all integers where (x,y) is in R. xy>1 is it ref , symm , trans or anti? Could you help me understand more of this? I answered symmetric for this one and I got it correct. e.g (4 2) (2 4) > 1 but what about say (1,0) (0,1)? Also, why can't it be reflexive? like (2,2) but we can't have (1,1) (0,0).

[@leulteferi285]

Thank you

[@javiermelendrez5763]

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[@Bryanbro]

In the example x-y=!0, I assume you don't include negative numbers? Because then the relation would not be symmetric right?for example pick x to be -y?

[@Pandzi]

Thanks fir the help

[@castlemagic4746]

11:44 Play with myself? Set Theory doesn't get me quite that excited... Great videos tho man. Thanks.

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[@AvarLalo]

Hey, i just wanna know at the end of the video for transitivity, why do we choose x=2, y=1, z=2. What if we choosed x=2, y=1 and z=3, wouldnt that make it transitve?

[@buensons]

0:40 Not all relations are functions....

[@kingneo4186]

Yea! All functions are relations, but not all relations are functions. How could he say this? OMEGALUL

[@divyanshigupta1568]

Yes

[@WhiskeredBope]

"Cool it with the anti-symmetric remarks!"

[@kingstonmocktail7744]

So for a set like this {5,10,15,20 ......}, could you say that it follows a relexive relation? Because each element is related to itself?

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[@azadalmasov5849]

Thank you for your explanations of these kind of intuitive abstract stuff. I heard you saying relations are functions but isn't it vice verse?

[@IStMl]

Actually not all rel are functions

[@farrukhsaif108]

@@IStMl Exactly, but the professor said at the beginning of the video that relations are functions

[@philosophyversuslogic]

The last example doesn't work when (xRy, yRz -> xRz) and x=z. For instance, 1-2 doesn't equal 0, 2-1 doesn't equal 0, but 1-1 equals zero.

[@JamesHanzimanolis]

Nice video!

[@kk999la]

for set like R={(2,3),(3,2), (5,4)} can i say it it symmetric becuz it contains 2,3 3,2...but what i confused is it doesn contain (4,5)..but hv (5,4) ..so it is symetric?

[@TharanaMayuranga]

thanks a lot

[@alberteinstein983]

hello identity relation is what he explained in the place of reflexive! reflexive relation's are those in which elements are related to themselves, also they can be related to any other element! peace out.

[@rudyeilabouni]

I'm kinda struggling with this question I have... It's about Hash functions... SHA64 to be specific... It goes like this: We have a set of S which is a random long String combination (Cardinality is infinity therefore) and another set of Hex64, which consists of the Hexadecimals {0,1, 2...., 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) and this function takes any String input and generates a 64 digit long hexadecimal number from that string... However, because there are infinite input possibilities, however limited output possibilities (16^64 to be specific) there are bound to be "collisions" and that is when you enter 2 different strings but get the same output... and now my question is this... The following relationship is defined so: s1 and s2 are elements of S and are related as such: s1~s2 : Hex64(s1) Hex64(s2) So it's basically saying that 2 different strings are related, when they cause a collision and it's saying that this is an equivalence relation, and I have to show: a) How this is reflexive b) how this is symmetric c) how this is transitive Now I understand it in principle, but I'm not sure how to do it mathematically....

[@vanessamariemanalac3105]

How do you identify the relation R? Our prof said the condition or formula is x+y divided by 2 and the answer must be an integer. But I am just quite confused bc he gave us a problem to answer but the domain(x) is a vowel and the range(y) is a number. But the formula said that the answer must be an integer to say that xRy. But the set contains vowel and a number, for example (a,2). So my question is can (a,2) be aR2? Hope you can answer my question even after 5 years. Thanks in advance😊

[@theezakjezuyd8221]

On the Transitive relation part, what do you do if you only get 2 variables? i.e. (x > y + 1)

[@moatazahmed2771]

you don't think of it like that, transitive Rel. means if x relates to y and y relates to z, then x relates to z, and it is just a property, i.e. It doesn't enforce that, you check for that, if x relates to z then it is transitive otherwise it isn't

[@shwetakhadse7522]

identity relation is both symmetric and antisymmetric?; can u give more examples for antisymmetric relations?

[@bradfin12]

Wouldn't it be a type error rather than a syntax error? If function expects input int int and receives float int?

[@urmomispeng1997]

Ily still thanks for the help :)

[@sethmuange9207]

I have a question concerning the last equation what if you changed z to 3, wont the equation be transitive

[@semitones9106]

Im not really understanding 11:08 you said 4-4!=0 is true because it being false makes it true. Can you clarify this for me some more? Does that only happen in a transitive case and is it like a rule that has to be memorized?

[@needlermasta]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_conditional#Truth_table Suppose I say: "If I go to the store, I will get eggs." The only time that statement is definitely not true, is when I go to the store and I DON'T get eggs, T -> F. If I don't go to the store, I can't lie.

[@suchithrasuchithra7991]

This is vacuous truth. Implication is false only when the premise holds and the conclusion does not. If the premise is false, the implication is true no matter how absurd the conclusion is!!

[@wanoyua8630]

you made a comment on symmetry: "if the first part is false, then the whole thing is true". Does this logic also apply to the antisymmetric property?

[@nadianoormohamed4432]

not all relations are functions as implicitly stated in your video. Apart from that great video, thanks.

[@churchillobiakalusi1593]

I think the answer for the exercise question is false. If X-y ≠ 0, and y-z≠ 0, it’s doesn’t necessarily mean x-z≠0… For example, when X= 2, y = 1, and z = 2, 2-1≠0 (true), and 1-2≠0(true); however, 2-2≠0(false). Therefore, it isn’t transitive.

[@hta-bi249]

in the last example where you said it's not transitive but (x not=y and y not = z implies x not =z SO T and T should imply T) so it should be transitive shouldn't it ?

[@birengesobemerdine1521]

sufficient explanation

[@Jessedegans]

What? This guy is a mind reader and a math god ?!?!?!

[@stephaniewainaina4150]

What if at 2:01 (x,y)is an element of natural numbers iff instead of x is greater than y it is x

[@keka54321]

In the example when x-y != 0 10:00 It seems as if it's not symmetric, contrary to what is said in the video, because if you pick x as (-3) and y as (3) you get : '(-3) - (3) != 0' imply '(3) - (-3) !=0' which in the second case is false. Have I missunderstood something?

[@twinklerambhia3236]

Both the sides are true , they both are not equal to zero hence by going with the logic truth table of implication the final truth value is true which means it is symmetric for this very example.

[@SrgntLoveGaming]

So, was x-y =/=0 transitive? I can't seem to find a counterexample, nor your solution in the description or the comments.

[@Trevtutor]

Not transitive. If it were, then 1-2 != 0 and 2-1 != 0 implies that 1-1 != 0.

[@MonkoGames]

is there a relation that is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive

[@xkillalex]

You saved my grade ;'D