Definition:Minimal/Set
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Definition
Let $S$ be a set.
Let $\mathcal P \left({S}\right)$ be the power set of $S$.
Let $\mathcal T \subseteq \mathcal P \left({S}\right)$ be a subset of $\mathcal P \left({S}\right)$.
Let $\left({\mathcal T, \subseteq}\right)$ be the poset formed on $\mathcal T$ by $\subseteq$ considered as an ordering.
Then $T \in \mathcal T$ is a minimal set of $\mathcal T$ iff $T$ is a minimal element of $\left({\mathcal T, \subseteq}\right)$.
That is:
- $\forall X \in \mathcal T: X \subseteq T \implies X = T$