Semilattice is a derived term of lattice.
As nouns the difference between semilattice and lattice
is that
semilattice is (mathematics) a partially ordered set that either has a join (a least upper bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a
join-semilattice'' or ''upper semilattice'') or has a meet (or greatest lower bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a ''meet-semilattice'' or ''lower semilattice ) while
lattice is a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
As a verb lattice is
to make a lattice of.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
semilattice English
Noun
( en noun)
( wikipedia semilattice)
(mathematics) A partially ordered set that either has a join (a least upper bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a join-semilattice'' or ''upper semilattice'') or has a meet (or greatest lower bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a ''meet-semilattice'' or ''lower semilattice ).
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lattice Noun
( en noun)
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
(heraldry) A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands.
(crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
(order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and an infimum.
(group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.
Synonyms
* latticework
Hyponyms
* (algebra) complete lattice
* (algebra) distributive lattice
Hypernyms
* (algebra) partially ordered set
Derived terms
* Boolean lattice
* complete lattice
* crystal lattice
* distributive lattice
* lattice bridge
* lattice girder
* lattice energy
* lattice plant
* lattice point
* lattice window
* semilattice
* space lattice
See also
* grid
Verb
( lattic)
To make a lattice of.
- to lattice timbers
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
- to lattice a window
Anagrams
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