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Jeff Burdges
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For block $B$, we write $\mathrm{chain}(B)$ for the chain whose head is $B$. The block number, $n(B)$ of a block $B$ is the length of $\mathrm{chain}(B)$.
For blocks $B'$, $B$, $B$ is later than $B'$ if it has a higher block number.
For blocks $B'$ and $B$, we say $B$ is later than $B'$ if it has a higher block number.
We write $B > B'$ or that $B$ is descendant of $B'$ for $B$, $B'$ appearing in the same blockchain with $B'$ later i.e. $B \in \mathrm{chain}(B')$ with $n(B') > n(B)$ and $B < B'$ or $B$ is an ancestor of $B'$ for $B' \in \mathrm{chain}(B)$ with $n(B) > n(B')$.
$B \geq B'$ and $B \leq B'$ are similar except allowing $B = B$.
We write $B \sim B'$ or $B$ and $B'$ are on the same chain if $B<B'$, $B=B'$ or $B> B'$; and $B \nsim B'$ or $B$ and $B'$ are not on the same chain if there is no such chain.