Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia - Set
In mathematics, a set can be thought of as any collection of distinct things considered as a whole. Though a simple idea, it is neverthel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Describing Sets
Set - Descriptions using words or lists. Not all sets have precise descriptions of any sort; they may simply be arbitrary collections, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Intersections
A new set can also be constructed by determining which members two sets have "in common". The intersection of A and B, denoted by A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Unions
There are several ways to construct new sets from existing ones. Two sets can be "added" together. The union of A and B, denoted by A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Complements
Two sets can also be "subtracted". The relative complement of A in B (also called the set theoretic difference of B and A), denoted by B&...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Subsets
If every member of the set A is also a member of the set B, then A is said to be a subset of B, written , also pronounced A is contained ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Definition
A set is a collection of objects considered as a whole. The objects of a set are called elements or members. The elements of a set can be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Cardinality Of A Set
Each of the sets described above has a definite number of members; for example, the set A has four members, while the set B has three mem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Set - Special Sets
There are some sets which hold great mathematical importance and are referred to with such regularity that they have acquired special nam...   » Read the article