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Why not use ≤ for the partial order? -- Miguel

Well, I want to make the real numbers into a directed set by directing them towards a number x₀, and then the notation ≤ would clash with the ordinary order of the reals. Ideally, we would have a separate symbol, such as a round less-that symbol, or a less-than symbol with a tilde underneath. AxelBoldt

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