<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">
<wml>
<card id="card1" title="Comparability - Page 1 - Wikipedia">
<p>
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=Comparability&amp;p=2">3.Next</a>
</p>
<p>In <a href="page.php?w=mathematics">mathematics</a>,  two elements x and y of a set P are said to be <b>comparable</b> with respect to a <a href="page.php?w=binary_relation">binary relation</a> <= if at least one of x</i> <= y</i> or y <= x</i> is true.  They are called <b>incomparable</b> if they are not comparable.</=></=></=></p>

<p><big> Rigorous definition </big></p>
<p>A <a href="page.php?w=binary_relation">binary relation</a> on a set  is by definition any subset  of  Given   is written if and only if  in which case  is said to be <b>related</b> to</p><p>
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=Comparability&amp;p=2">3.Next</a>
</p>

<do type="prev" label="Search">
        <go href="search.wml"/>
</do>

</card>
</wml>
