Upper and Lower Bound

🅟 Feb 22, 2026

  🅤 Feb 22, 2026

Set Theory > Orders

DEF-UPB. Upper and Lower Bound.

Let $(X,\leq)$ be a preordered set. Let $A\subseteq X$ and $a\in X$.

  • $a$ is an upper bound of $A$, if

    \[\forall x\in A : x\leq a.\]
  • $a$ is a lower bound of $A$, if

    \[\forall x\in A : a\leq x.\]