In mathematics, a complete lattice is a partially ordered set in which all subsets have both a supremum (join) and an infimum (meet). A lattice which satisfies at least one of these properties is known as a conditionally complete lattice. Specifically, every non-empty finite lattice is complete. Complete lattices appear in many applications in mathematics and computer science. Being a special instance of lattices, they are studied both in order theory and universal algebra.
Dans la théorie des ensembles, l'intersection est une opération ensembliste qui porte le même nom que son résultat, à savoir l'ensemble des éléments appartenant à la fois aux deux opérandes : l'intersection de deux ensembles A et B est l'ensemble, noté , dit « A inter B », qui contient tous les éléments appartenant à la fois à A et à B, et seulement ceux-là. A et B sont disjoints si et seulement si est l'ensemble vide ∅. A est inclus dans B si et seulement si .
In mathematics, specifically order theory, the join of a subset of a partially ordered set is the supremum (least upper bound) of denoted and similarly, the meet of is the infimum (greatest lower bound), denoted In general, the join and meet of a subset of a partially ordered set need not exist. Join and meet are dual to one another with respect to order inversion. A partially ordered set in which all pairs have a join is a join-semilattice. Dually, a partially ordered set in which all pairs have a meet is a meet-semilattice.