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State and briefly describe the three types of relation.

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Reflexive Relation:
is a relation in such that for every , then is a reflexive relation. In simpler terms, if every element maps to itself then it defines a reflexive relation.

Symmetric Relation:
A relation R in set A is such that, R is said to be a symmetric relation. If a=b then for a symmetric relation b=a is also true.

Transitive Relation:
A relation R in set A is said to be transitive when and implies that.

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