In abstract algebra, a partially ordered group is a group (G,+) equipped with a partial order "≤" that is translation-invariant; in other words, "≤" has the property that, for all a, b, and g in G, if a ≤ b then a+g ≤ b+g and g+a ≤ g+b.* @! u# z1 W( T# V; b+ o! x1 e+ s1 n
0 n; {0 K! \5 a4 }; c% u" hAn element x of G is called positive element if 0 ≤ x. The set of elements 0 ≤ x is often denoted with G+, and it is called the positive cone of G. So we have a ≤ b if and only if -a+b ∈ G+. ) X# f# u1 G* n: E- l$ | / ~. e& w# b7 N6 h) ]% @By the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b. 9 F. Q8 C/ J2 I $ n) e- J- q& e/ c: NFor the general group G, the existence of a positive cone specifies an order on G. A group G is a partially ordered group if and only if there exists a subset H (which is G+) of G such that:5 P& x9 I/ _ R* ?. c
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Examples & p8 R' D9 L$ Z- PAn ordered vector space is a partially ordered group " _: R- e. r6 s) ~ }A Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group ) s8 R+ J" O6 q/ E M0 h( \A typical example of a partially ordered group is Zn, where the group operation is componentwise addition, and we write (a1,...,an) ≤ (b1,...,bn) if and only if ai ≤ bi (in the usual order of integers) for all i=1,...,n. 9 z! ]6 p: O& y# V! x* ]
More generally, if G is a partially ordered group and X is some set, then the set of all functions from X to G is again a partially ordered group: all operations are performed componentwise. Furthermore, every subgroup of G is a partially ordered group: it inherits the order from G. 5 V* O7 M+ V& u' p4 x$ W O0 r7 M
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