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./ {" ?5 _+ n4 `+ x% ]
* d: q w' D; ~- v1 L$ _& h7 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+.. P9 _4 j2 R- H- B1 n& H0 T4 @- k
8 k& B5 U/ c; l& d' u* IBy the definition, we can reduce the partial order to a monadic property: a ≤ b if and only if 0 ≤ -a+b. . p$ a/ n9 ~; a ; ?. ]/ L" M$ h n' H w, [For 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:: m8 e; E3 z6 B. U
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An ordered vector space is a partially ordered group 4 }# n# N, F2 F# i8 u+ nA Riesz space is a lattice-ordered group 6 X" ^6 D7 ?/ lA 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. : t: e; x% @$ u; v1 g
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. : u$ r6 R8 V8 v5 y" `序线性空间是有序群 8 I1 o! l- Q) p' |* A% w9 O4 P o) o: x: }, e+ I% i1 [Z/R/R*都是有序交换群