antisymmetric (mathematics) A relation R is antisymmetric if,
for all x and y, x R y and y R x => x == y.
I.e. no two different elements are mutually related. Partial orders and total orders are antisymmetric. If R is also symmetric, i.e. x R y => y R x
then x R y => x == y
I.e. different elements are not related. Last updated: 1995-04-18
