How are basis vector relationships defined in incompatible propositions?

In summary, the conversation discusses the relationship between propositions in a lattice of subspaces. It is stated that incompatible propositions have a unique greatest lower bound, and the concept of "incompatible" is further defined. The question then arises about how sets of basis vectors that span these propositions are related, particularly in the case of ##\hat p\hat q## and ##\hat q\hat p## compared to ##p\wedge q##. The question is asking for a mathematical explanation of why ##\hat p\hat q\neq\hat q\hat p## and ##p\wedge q=q\wedge p##.
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If propositions ##p,q\in{\mathscr L}_{\mathcal H}## (i.e., the lattice of subspaces of ##\mathcal H##) are incompatible, then ##\hat p\hat q\neq\hat q\hat p##. But since it's a lattice, there exists a unique glb ##p\wedge q=q\wedge p##. How are they mathematically related?
If propositions ##p,q\in{\mathscr L}_{\mathcal H}## (i.e., the lattice of subspaces of ##\mathcal H##) are incompatible, then ##\hat p\hat q\neq\hat q\hat p##. But since it's a lattice, there exists a unique glb ##p\wedge q=q\wedge p##. How are they mathematically related?

In particular, I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong) that "incompatible" can also be defined as: there exists no single orthonormal basis ##E## for ##\mathcal H## such that one subset ##E_p\subseteq E## exactly spans ##p##, and another subset ##E_q\subseteq E## exactly spans ##q##.

Then how are sets of basis vectors (from different bases ##E,F,G,\ldots## as necessary) that exactly span ##p,q,\hat p\hat q,\hat q\hat p,p\wedge q## related? And more particularly, how are basis vectors for ##\hat p\hat q,\hat q\hat p## related to those for ##p\wedge q##?
 
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Mathematically, what I'm asking is: is there some way to relate the set of basis vectors ##E_p## (for ##p##) to the set of basis vectors ##E_{\hat p\hat q},E_{\hat q\hat p},E_{p\wedge q}## (for ##\hat p\hat q,\hat q\hat p,p\wedge q## respectively) in a way that makes it clear why ##\hat p\hat q\neq\hat q\hat p## and ##p\wedge q=q\wedge p##?
 

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