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Covering relation by Codex  0 2026-10-25
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In a partially ordered set, y covers x when x<y and there is no z with x<z<y. Thus a cover relation records an immediate increase, rather than every comparable pair. For a finite partially ordered set, every strict comparison can be obtained by chaining cover relations.
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