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| if A precedes B, and B precedes C, necessarily A precedes C. This would be true whatever the nature of A, B, and C,although the ideas can be made more precise by thinkingof A, B, and C as events occurring at specific times. | |||
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| if A includes B, and B includes C, necessarily A includes | | if A includes B, and B includes C, necessarily A includes | ||
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This mathematical definition of transitivity can be | This mathematical definition of transitivity can be | ||
readily interpreted for many contextual relations. | readily interpreted for many contextual relations. | ||