elements)不小於 S {\displaystyle S} 的任何元素。極小元(minimal elements)可對偶地(英语:Duality (ordertheory))定義,其不大於 S {\displaystyle S} 的任何元素。 極大和極小的條件比最大和最小弱。預序集的子集 S {\displaystyle
versions of superstring theory were unified, as long hoped, by new equivalences. These are known as S-duality, T-duality, U-duality, mirror symmetry, and