transitive closure

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|set theory|order theory|of a [[binary relation]] R on a [[set]] X}} The smallest [[binary relation]] on ''X'' that includes ''R'' and is [[transitive]].
2. {{lb|en|set theory|of a set X}} The smallest [[transitive set]] that contains X.

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