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Analysis Set Theory
Analysis Set Theory
Symbol Meaning
def.
A×B = {(a, b) | a ∈ A, b ∈ B}, the Cartesian product of the sets A and B
For example if A := {a1 , a2 , a3 } and B := {b1 , b2 } then the set A × B contains
six elements, such as (a3 , b1 ) ∈ A × B. Note that the Cartesian product X × X
is ordered. For example, (a1 , a2 ) 6= (a2 , a1 ) for (a1 , a2 ), (a2 , a1 ) ∈ A × A.
Abbreviation Meaning
i.e. “that is,” or “in other words,”
e.g. for example
ex. example
WTS want to show (used in proofs to prepare the reader for what’s ahead)
w.r.t. with respect to
∗One must be very careful with letters. You must understand the context of the letter to understand what the
letter means, especially once we deviate away from set theory (which we do immediately).