What does $\leq ^{-1}$ mean?

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Just came across a question on my homework assignment. The only thing it says is:

What is $\leq ^{-1}$?

It is on chapter for relations.

I'm guessing it means:

$R \leq R^{-1}$, for $R$ being a relations, then having $R$ factored out on each sides??

If it helps, the book I'm using is Mathematics: A Discrete Introduction, Chapter 14, exercise 14.12

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Given a relation $R$, the relation $R^{-1}$ is another relation:$$a\mathrel{R^{-1}}b\iff b\mathrel Ra.$$