Intro to the Theory of Sets
An antichain is a set of elements in a partially ordered set (poset) where no element is comparable to any other. This means that for any two elements in the antichain, neither one is greater than or less than the other. Understanding antichains is important because they illustrate a situation where certain elements stand independent of one another, revealing the structural complexity of posets and their properties.
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