Definition:Euclidean Relation/Left-Euclidean

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Definition

Let $\RR \subseteq S \times S$ be a relation in $S$.


$\RR$ is left-Euclidean if and only if:

$\tuple {x, z} \in \RR \land \tuple {y, z} \in \RR \implies \tuple {x, y} \in \RR$


Also see

  • Results about Euclidean relations can be found here.


Source of Name

The concept of a Euclidean relation was named for Euclid.


It derives ultimately from the first of Euclid's common notions.


In the words of Euclid:

Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to each other.

(The Elements: Book $\text{I}$: Common Notions: Common Notion $1$)


However, Euclid did not delve deeply into the field of relation theory.

The concept of equivalence relations was a much later development.