Easy TRUE_FALSE +2 / -1

A relation that is symmetric and transitive must also be reflexive.

Answer FALSE

Solution

Counterexample: empty relation on non-empty set is symmetric and transitive but not reflexive. Reflexivity is an independent property.

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sets, Relations and Functions · Topic: Relations

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