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orderIdeal -- computes the elements below given elements in a poset

Synopsis

Description

The order ideal of a given set of elements of a poset is all the elements in the poset which are less than or equal to at least one of the elements in the given set.

i1 : P = booleanLattice 3;
i2 : orderIdeal(P, {"001", "100"})

o2 = {000, 001, 100}

o2 : List

See also

Ways to use orderIdeal :

For the programmer

The object orderIdeal is a method function.