Kinds of Sets

1. Finite Set 4. Subset

➢ If the elements are countable ➢ A set that is contained within a

given set
Examples:
Example:
A= set of students in the BSA program
If A= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} and
B= set of shapes
B= {1,3,5,7,9}
C= set of colors
Then, B is a subset of A
D=set of teachers in CSU

E= set of letters in the English Alphabet

5. Equal Set

➢ A set is equal if all the elements of

2. Infinite Set
set A are also the elements of set
➢ If the elements are not countable B.

Examples: Example:

A= set of counting numbers If A={1,2,3,4,5}, B={3,2,1,5,4} then A=B

B= set of even numbers

C= set of positive integers 6. Equivalent Set

D= set of rational numbers ➢ Two sets are equivalent if the

number of elements in A is equal
E= set of negative integers to the number of elements in B,
n(A)=n(B).

3. Empty Set (Void/Null) Example:

➢ A set is empty if there is no If A={1,2,3,4,5}, B={2,4,5,3,1},

element. C={a,b,c,1,2}
➢ It is regarded as a subset of any Then, A, B and C are equivalent sets.
given set

Example:

A set of counting number between 1

and 2

A set of number which is both even and

odd
7. Overlapping Set

➢ Two sets are overlapping (joint)

sets if there is a common element
between or among sets.

Example:

If A={1,2,3,4,5} and B={2,4,5,6,8} then A

and B are overlapping sets.

8. Disjoint Sets

➢ Two sets are disjoint if there is no

common element between or
among the given sets.

Example:

If A={a,b,c,d,e} and B={1,2,3,4,5}, then A

and B are disjoint sets.

9. Universal Set

➢ A set containing all the elements

under discussion.

Example:

A set of letters in the English Alphabet

A set of real numbers

10. Power Set

➢ A set whose elements are all the

subsets of a given set.
➢ The number of elements can be
determined by using the formula
𝑛[𝜌(𝐴)]=2𝑛(𝐴)

Example:

If A={1,2} then 𝑛[𝜌(𝐴)]=2𝑛(𝐴) =22 =4.

Thus, 𝜌(A)={{1}, {2},{1,2},Ø}.