transitive set

English

Noun

transitive set (plural transitive sets)

1. (set theory) Any set X such that for any x ∈ X, if y ∈ x then y ∈ X; equivalently, such that if x ∈ X and x is not an urelement then x ⊆ X.

Derived terms

• transitive closure

Anagrams

• inveteratists