# isLattice -- determines if a poset is a lattice

## Synopsis

• Usage:
i = isLattice P
• Inputs:
• P, an instance of the type Poset,
• Outputs:
• i, , whether $P$ is a lattice

## Description

The poset $P$ is a lattice if every pair of vertices has a unique least upper bound and a unique greatest lower bound, i.e., every pair of vertices has a unique meet and a unique join. Equivalently, the poset $P$ is a lattice if it is both a lower semilattice and an upper semilattice.

Clearly, the $n$ chain and the $n$ booleanLattice are lattices.

 i1 : n = 4; i2 : isLattice chain n o2 = true i3 : B = booleanLattice n; i4 : isLattice B o4 = true

The middle ranks of the $n$ booleanLattice are not lattices.

 i5 : isLattice flagPoset(B, {1,2,3}) o5 = false

## See also

• isBounded -- determines if a poset is bounded
• isLowerSemilattice -- determines if a poset is a lower (or meet) semilattice
• isUpperSemilattice -- determines if a poset is an upper (or join) semilattice
• joinExists -- determines if the join exists for two elements of a poset
• meetExists -- determines if the meet exists for two elements of a poset

## Ways to use isLattice :

• "isLattice(Poset)"

## For the programmer

The object isLattice is .