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Changing a relation to become transitive
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Problem
Given a binary relation $R$ on a finite set $S$, is there an efficient algorithm to transform $R$ to a transitive relation $R'$ by minimum number of addition or deletion of pairs $(x,y)$ to or from $R$ where $x,y \in S$?
Solution
This problem (for symmetric relations) is in graph theoretic terms called Cluster Editing and is a well know NP-complete problem.
For digraphs, it had been studied under the name Transitivity Editing Weller, M., Komusiewicz, C., Niedermeier, R. and Uhlmann, J., 2012. On making directed graphs transitive. Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 78(2), pp.559-574. as pointed out by idmean in a comment below, and is not surprisingly NP-complete.
For digraphs, it had been studied under the name Transitivity Editing Weller, M., Komusiewicz, C., Niedermeier, R. and Uhlmann, J., 2012. On making directed graphs transitive. Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 78(2), pp.559-574. as pointed out by idmean in a comment below, and is not surprisingly NP-complete.
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StackExchange Computer Science Q#146349, answer score: 8
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