The empty relation on a non-empty set A is:
The empty relation on a non-empty set A is:
- A. Reflexive and symmetric
- B. Symmetric and transitive
- C. Reflexive and transitive
- D. Equivalence
Answer: B) Symmetric and transitive
Explanation: The empty relation has no pairs. It is vacuously symmetric and transitive. However, since the set A is non-empty, it lacks (a,a) for elements in A, so it is not reflexive.
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