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Definition

Given an Equivalence relation [ilmath]\equiv[/ilmath] the equivalence class of [ilmath]a[/ilmath] is denoted as follows:

[math][a]=\{b|a\equiv b\}[/math]

Equivalence relations partition sets

An equivalence relation is a partition

Equivalence classes are either the same or disjoint

This is the motivation for how cosets partition groups.



TODO: Add proofs and whatnot