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Poset vs Posset - What's the difference?

poset | posset |

As nouns the difference between poset and posset

is that poset is (set theory) a partially ordered set while posset is a beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.

As a verb posset is

(obsolete) to curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.

poset

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (set theory) A partially ordered set.
  • * 1973, Barbara L. Osofsky, Homological Dimensions of Modules , American Mathematical Society, ISBN 0821816624, page 76,
    • 42. Definition.'' A poset (partially ordered set) (''X'', ?) (usually written just ''X'') is a set ''X'' together with a transitive, antisymmetric relation ? on ''X .
    43. Definition.'' A linearly ordered set or chain is a poset (''X'', ?), such that ?''a'', ''b'' ? ''X'', either ''a'' ? ''b'' or ''b'' ? ''a'' or ''a'' = ''b .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Anagrams

    * * * * * * * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Alternative forms

    * (Ijekavian ): * (Montenegrin ):

    Noun

  • visit

    • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun , poset, poseti , poseta, poseta , posetu, posetima , poset, posete , posete, poseti , posetu, posetima , posetom, posetima }}

    posset

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I have drugged their posset .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
    • to posset the blood
  • To treat with possets; to pamper.
  • * 1908 , Arnold Bennett, The Old Wives' Tale
    • Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!

    Synonyms

    * (pamper) coddle, cosset, pamper

    Derived terms

    * sneck posset * give a sneck posset

    References

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    Anagrams

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