Discrete Applied MathematicsVolume 48, Issue 1, 4 January 1994, Pages 87-92NoteOn the directionality of interval ordersAuthor links open overlay panelVincent Bouchitté, Roland Jégou, Jean-Xavier RamponShow moreShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/0166-218X(94)90120-1Get rights and contentUnder an Elsevier user licenseopen archiveAbstractIn this note we prove that any finite interval order P can be represented in the plane by using translations of line segments, each one having a single direction of motion. We state that |Succ(P)| different directions are sufficient.Previous article in issueNext article in issueRecommended articlesCited by (0)Copyright © 1994 Published by Elsevier B.V.