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Define a Symmetric Relation ?

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Define a symmetric relation ?

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A relation R on a set A is said to be symmetric if

(a, b) ∈ R

⇒  (b, a)  ∈ R for all b ∈ A

i.e.  aR⇒ bRa for all , ∈ A

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