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Give an example of a relation which is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric.

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Define a relation `R` in `\mathbf{R}` as: $$ \left.R=\{a, b): a^{3} \geq b^{3}\right\} $$ Clearly `(a, a) \in R` as `a^{3}=a^{3}`.
`\therefore R` is reflexive.
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