set of all even integers, expressed in set-builder notation. In mathematics and more specifically in set theory, set-builder notation is a notation for...
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{\displaystyle \{0,1,-1,2,-2,3,-3,\ldots \}.} Set-builder notation specifies a set as being the set of all elements that satisfy some logical formula...
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Cartesian product (redirect from Z notation cartesian product)
ordered pairs (a, b) where a is in A and b is in B. In terms of set-builder notation, that is A × B = { ( a , b ) ∣ a ∈ A and b ∈ B } . {\displaystyle...
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has blonde hair} denotes the set of everything with blonde hair. This notation is called set-builder notation (or "set comprehension", particularly in...
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the set of elements which are in A, in B, or in both A and B. In set-builder notation, A ∪ B = { x : x ∈ A or x ∈ B } {\displaystyle A\cup B=\{x:x\in...
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Symmetric difference (redirect from Symmetric set difference)
using the XOR operation ⊕ on the predicates describing the two sets in set-builder notation: A Δ B = { x : ( x ∈ A ) ⊕ ( x ∈ B ) } . {\displaystyle A\mathbin...
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of the collection M {\displaystyle M} is defined as the set (see set-builder notation) ⋂ A ∈ M A = { x : for all A ∈ M , x ∈ A } . {\displaystyle \bigcap...
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List comprehension (section Set comprehension)
mathematical set-builder notation (set comprehension) as distinct from the use of map and filter functions. Consider the following example in mathematical set-builder...
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Glossary of mathematical symbols (redirect from Set symbols)
2. Set-builder notation for a singleton set: { x } {\displaystyle \{x\}} denotes the set that has x as a single element. {□, ..., □} Set-builder notation:...
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Element (mathematics) (redirect from Element (set theory))
expressed notationally as 3 ∈ A {\displaystyle 3\in A} . Writing A = { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 } {\displaystyle A=\{1,2,3,4\}} means that the elements of the set A are...
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Function (mathematics) (redirect from Function notation)
concept of a relation, but using more notation (including set-builder notation): A function is formed by three sets, the domain X , {\displaystyle X,} the...
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Interval (mathematics) (redirect from Interval notation)
notations are described in International standard ISO 31-11. Thus, in set builder notation, ( a , b ) = ] a , b [ = { x ∈ R ∣ a < x < b } , [ a , b ) = [ a...
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the empty set, but this is now considered to be an improper use of notation. The symbol ∅ is available at Unicode point U+2205 ∅ EMPTY SET. It can be...
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algebra of sets, not to be confused with the mathematical structure of an algebra of sets, defines the properties and laws of sets, the set-theoretic operations...
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De Morgan's laws (section Formal notation)
I is some, possibly countably or uncountably infinite, indexing set. In set notation, De Morgan's laws can be remembered using the mnemonic "break the...
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the notation 2S denoting the power set P(S) are demonstrated in the below. An indicator function or a characteristic function of a subset A of a set S with...
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satisfies Φ {\displaystyle \Phi } may be expressed with the shorthand notation Φ ( x ) = y {\displaystyle \Phi (x)=y} . Another approach is taken by the...
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this notation is ambiguous, as in some contexts (for example, Minkowski set operations in functional analysis) it can be interpreted as the set of all...
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Russell's paradox (redirect from Set of all sets that do not contain themselves)
a set-theoretic paradox published by the British philosopher and mathematician, Bertrand Russell, in 1901. Russell's paradox shows that every set theory...
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Singleton (mathematics) (redirect from Singleton (set theory))
a singleton (also known as a unit set or one-point set) is a set with exactly one element. For example, the set { 0 } {\displaystyle \{0\}} is a singleton...
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mathematics, a set is countable if either it is finite or it can be made in one to one correspondence with the set of natural numbers. Equivalently, a set is countable...
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In set theory, an infinite set is a set that is not a finite set. Infinite sets may be countable or uncountable. The set of natural numbers (whose existence...
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In set theory, a universal set is a set which contains all objects, including itself. In set theory as usually formulated, it can be proven in multiple...
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Axiom of infinity (redirect from Inductive set (axiom of infinity))
element of y {\displaystyle y} ." This sentence can be abbreviated in set-builder notation as: ∃ I ( ∅ ∈ I ∧ ∀ x ( x ∈ I ⇒ ( x ∪ { x } ) ∈ I ) ) . {\displaystyle...
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mathematics, particularly set theory, a finite set is a set that has a finite number of elements. Informally, a finite set is a set which one could in principle...
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steps of collection of sets, followed by a restriction through separation. All results are also expressed using set builder notation. Firstly, given b {\displaystyle...
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Cardinality (redirect from Set modulus)
individual set A {\displaystyle A} , it is simply denoted | A | {\displaystyle |A|} , with a vertical bar on each side; this is the same notation as absolute...
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Set-builder notation Set-theoretic topology Simple theorems in the algebra of sets Subset Θ (set theory) Tree (descriptive set theory) Tree (set theory)...
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Subset (redirect from Inclusion (set theory))
{\displaystyle k} -subsets of an n {\displaystyle n} -element set. In set theory, the notation [ A ] k {\displaystyle [A]^{k}} is also common, especially...
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is the set of elements that commute with every element of G. It is denoted Z(G), from German Zentrum, meaning center. In set-builder notation, Z(G) =...
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