coatom

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coatom

noun coatoms

In a partially ordered set, a non-unit element that has no element above it other than the unit (assuming that the poset has a top element, its "unit"). In a Boolean lattice, the complement of an atom is a coatom.

Opposite: atom

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@misc{coatom_2026,
  title = {coatom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coatom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}