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The relation 'is a sibling of' on a set of people (excluding oneself) is:

Answer: Symmetric but not reflexive.

  • A Reflexive and symmetric
  • B Transitive and reflexive
  • C Not symmetric
  • D Symmetric but not reflexive

Correct answer: D. Symmetric but not reflexive

Explanation: If A is a sibling of B then B is a sibling of A, but nobody is their own sibling.

Concept context

Types of relations, equivalence classes, one-one and onto functions, composition, and invertible functions

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