Classroom note: An equivalence relation

Abstract

Equivalence relations with a non-transparent transitive property are scarce in textbook examples. The equivalence relation given here is not only one with an interesting transitive property to prove, but also one that is instructive for students who are encountering proofs and relations for the first time.

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Homer W. Austin*

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