SOLUTION: Does the relation "is greater than" have a property of reflexive, symmetric or transitive property?
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Question 717668: Does the relation "is greater than" have a property of reflexive, symmetric or transitive property?
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is absurd, so reflexivity does not apply to "is greater than"
does not imply
So "is greater than" does not have symmetry
But transitivity does apply:
If 
and 
, then 
John
Egw to Beta kai to Sigma
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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