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Definition D552
Set of upper bounds
Formulation 0
Let $P = (X, {\preceq})$ be a D1103: Partially ordered set.
The set of upper bounds of $E \subseteq X$ with respect to $P$ is the D11: Set \begin{equation} \{ m \in X \mid \forall \, x \in E : (x, m) \in {\preceq} \} \end{equation}
Formulation 1
Let $P = (X, {\preceq})$ be a D1103: Partially ordered set.
The set of upper bounds of $E \subseteq X$ with respect to $P$ is the D11: Set \begin{equation} \{ m \in X \mid \forall \, x \in E : x \preceq m \} \end{equation}
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