Introduce "join" and "meet" as terms

Signed-off-by: Danila Fedorin <danila.fedorin@gmail.com>
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@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ similar function for our signs. We call this function "[least upper bound](https
since it is the "least (most specific) since it is the "least (most specific)
element that's greater (less specific) than either `s1` or `s2`". Conventionally, element that's greater (less specific) than either `s1` or `s2`". Conventionally,
this function is written as \(a \sqcup b\) (or in our case, \(s_1 \sqcup s_2\)). this function is written as \(a \sqcup b\) (or in our case, \(s_1 \sqcup s_2\)).
The \((\sqcup)\) symbol is also called the _join_ of \(a\) and \(b\).
We can define it for our signs so far using the following [Cayley table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayley_table). We can define it for our signs so far using the following [Cayley table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayley_table).
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@ -264,7 +265,8 @@ and the "least upper bound" function can be constructed from one another.
As it turns out, the `min` function has very similar properties to `max`: As it turns out, the `min` function has very similar properties to `max`:
it's idempotent, commutative, and associative. For a partial order like it's idempotent, commutative, and associative. For a partial order like
ours, the analog to `min` is "greatest lower bound", or "the largest value ours, the analog to `min` is "greatest lower bound", or "the largest value
that's smaller than both inputs". Such a function is denoted as \(a\sqcap b\). that's smaller than both inputs". Such a function is denoted as \(a\sqcap b\),
and often called the "meet" of \(a\) and \(b\).
As for what it means, where \(s_1 \sqcup s_2\) means "combine two signs where As for what it means, where \(s_1 \sqcup s_2\) means "combine two signs where
you don't know which one will be used" (like in an `if`/`else`), you don't know which one will be used" (like in an `if`/`else`),
\(s_1 \sqcap s_2\) means "combine two signs where you know \(s_1 \sqcap s_2\) means "combine two signs where you know

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The finite-height property is crucial to lattice-based static program analysis; The finite-height property is crucial to lattice-based static program analysis;
we'll talk about it in more detail in the next post of this series. we'll talk about it in more detail in the next post of this series.
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I started using 'join' but haven't introduced it before.
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### Appendix: Proof of Uniqueness of Keys ### Appendix: Proof of Uniqueness of Keys
I will provide sketches of the proofs here, and omit the implementations I will provide sketches of the proofs here, and omit the implementations