About
The equivalence relation is a relationship between two entities.
The equivalence relation is also known as:
- is equal to.
- equality
- is parallel to (for affine spaces)
- is in bijection with - bijection
- isomorphy
Properties
An equivalence relation is a binary relation that is:
Computer language
- In a language grammar, the equality relationship is tested with the equal operator.
- To be able to sort a set, the equivalence is tested.