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Given a relation $R$, and a relation $S$ that is the inverse of $R,;$
is $S circ R$ always an equivalence relation?










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      Given a relation $R$, and a relation $S$ that is the inverse of $R,;$
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      Given a relation $R$, and a relation $S$ that is the inverse of $R,;$
      is $S circ R$ always an equivalence relation?







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      closed as off-topic by José Carlos Santos, Alexander Gruber Jan 17 at 23:19


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          No. Let $X={a,b,c}$ and $R={(a,b)}$. Then $S={(b,a)}$, but $(c,c) notin S circ R.$






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            No. Let $X={a,b,c}$ and $R={(a,b)}$. Then $S={(b,a)}$, but $(c,c) notin S circ R.$






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              No. Let $X={a,b,c}$ and $R={(a,b)}$. Then $S={(b,a)}$, but $(c,c) notin S circ R.$






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                No. Let $X={a,b,c}$ and $R={(a,b)}$. Then $S={(b,a)}$, but $(c,c) notin S circ R.$






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                No. Let $X={a,b,c}$ and $R={(a,b)}$. Then $S={(b,a)}$, but $(c,c) notin S circ R.$







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