The difference between Distributive lattice and Lattice
When used as nouns, distributive lattice means a lattice in which the "meet" and the "join" operations are distributive with respect to each other, whereas lattice means a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
Lattice is also verb with the meaning: to make a lattice of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Distributive lattice and Lattice
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Distributive lattice as a noun (algebra):
A lattice in which the "meet" and the "join" operations are distributive with respect to each other.
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Lattice as a noun:
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
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Lattice as a noun (heraldry):
A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
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Lattice as a noun (crystallography):
A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
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Lattice as a noun (group theory):
A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.
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Lattice as a noun (music):
A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
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Lattice as a noun (topology, Lie theory):
A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.
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Lattice as a noun (algebra, order theory):
A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
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Lattice as a verb:
To make a lattice of.
Examples:
"to lattice timbers"
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Lattice as a verb:
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
Examples:
"to lattice a window"