Maths · Relations, type of relations, equivalence relations

What type of a relation is "Less than" in the set of real numbers?

What type of a relation is "Less than" in the set of real numbers?

  • A. only symmertric
  • B. only transitive
  • C. only reflexive
  • D. equivalence relation

Step-by-step solution

The relation 'less than' on real numbers is not reflexive because no number is less than itself. It is not symmetric because if a < b, then b is not less than a. It is transitive because if a < b and b < c, then a < c. Hence, it is only transitive.
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