# Thread: Examples of Equivalence Relations.

1. ## Examples of Equivalence Relations.

I was working on #6. Once i find it is an equivalence relation how do i describe the partition?

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I was working on #6.
What does $\mathcal{F}(\mathbb{R})$ denote?

Once i find it is an equivalence relation how do i describe the partition?
By considering a lot of examples. Fix some f(x) and describe all functions equivalent to it, as well as functions not equivalent to it. What information needs to be provided to identify an equivalence class?

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I think F(R) is set of all functions of real numbers. is it where f(x)=g(x) for some x in R?

To identify an equivalence class? well the equiv relation is f(0)=g(0), but that's all we know, so for every [f(0)]: f(0)=g(0) ...

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I think F(R) is set of all functions of real numbers. is it where f(x)=g(x) for some x in R?
To identify an equivalence class?
If $\mathcal{F}\left( \mathbb{R} \right)$ is the set of all real valued functions then every real number determines an equivalence class. WHY?

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because every function f(x) is equal to another function g(x)? so f(x) = g(x) for every real number x?

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because every function f(x) is equal to another function g(x)? so f(x) = g(x) for every real number x?
Are you looking at #6?
As I read it $f\sim g$ if and only if $f(0)=g(0)$. Has nothing to do with any $x$.
If $c\in\mathbb{R}$ then define $[c]=\{f:f(0)=c\}$.
Can you show that the collection $\left\{ {[c]:c \in \mathbb{R}} \right\}$ partitions $\mathcal{F}(\mathbb{R})~.$

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Yes, can you explain without using math talk. All i see are lines and squiggles.

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I would still consider examples.
Originally Posted by emakarov
Fix some f(x) and describe all functions equivalent to it
is it where f(x)=g(x) for some x in R?
As Plato said, no. Let, e.g., f(x) = x^2 + 1. How would you describe all functions equivalent to it? Non-equivalent to it?

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Well there's the 'x' again. i thought plato said not to use an x. So now im getting even more confused

Anyway to describe the functions equivalent to f(x) is for some function g(x), f(x)=g(x) to be equivalent right?
and not equivalent f(x)≠g(x) right?

So what does this have to do with describing the partition?

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Well there's the 'x' again. i thought plato said not to use an x.
Plato said that the definition of f ~ g in problem 6 does not use things like "for some x" or "for all x." In particular, f ~ g does not mean "f(x) = g(x) for every real number x," which is a quote from post #5.