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atoms -- computes the list of elements covering the minimal elements of a poset

Synopsis

Description

An atom of a poset is an element which covers a minimal element of the poset.

i1 : atoms booleanLattice 3

o1 = {001, 010, 100}

o1 : List
i2 : atoms chain 5

o2 = {2}

o2 : List

See also

Ways to use atoms :

For the programmer

The object atoms is a method function.