Equivalence classes are subsets of a set formed by partitioning the set based on an equivalence relation. An equivalence relation satisfies three properties: reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity, allowing elements to be grouped together if they share a specific relation. Each element in a set belongs to exactly one equivalence class, which represents a distinct 'type' of element based on the defined relation.
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