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SET
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SET
A set is a well-defined collection of
objects. These objects are called
elements or members of the set. A
set is well-defined.
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ELEMENTS
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ELEMENTS
- objects or
members of the set.
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Which of the following are

sets?
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1. the set of all large numbers

2. the set of all multiple of 5
3. the set of good politicians
4. the set of honest students in your class

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1. The set is not well-defined. Some people will have
different opinions on which numbers are large.
2. The set is well-defined. Numbers that are multiples of 5
can easily be differentiated from the others.
3. The set is not well-defined. Some people may include
different politicians in the set.
4. The set is not well-defined because there is no common
agreement as to what is meant by “honest students”.

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EMPTY SET
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What does EMPTY SET mean?

A set with no element
{}
∅

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CARDINALITY

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CARDINALITY is the number

of elements in a set.

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EQUAL SETS

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Two sets are equal sets if

they exactly have the same
elements regardless of the
order.

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EQUIVALENT SETS

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Two sets are equivalent sets

if they have the same number
of elements.

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SUBSET

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Set B is a subset of set A if

and only if every element in
set B is also an element in
set A.