EQUIVALENCE CLASS
\ɪkwˈɪvələns klˈas], \ɪkwˈɪvələns klˈas], \ɪ_k_w_ˈɪ_v_ə_l_ə_n_s k_l_ˈa_s]\
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An equivalence class is a subset whose elementsare related to each other by an equivalence relation. Theequivalence classes of a set under some relation form apartition of that set (i.e. any two are either equal ordisjoint and every element of the set is in some class).
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).