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Chapter 1.3-2
Dr. Ache
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2011

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Term
Set
Definition
is a well-defined collection of objects
Term
Universal Set
Definition
U (all objects under consideration)
Term
Null Set
Definition
set with no elements
Term
Cardinality of a set
Definition
the number of elements in that set
Term
2 sets are equal....
Definition
if and only if they contain the same elements
Term
2 sets are equivalent......
Definition
if and only if they have same cardinality.
Term
A given set is a subset of another set.....
Definition
if and only if every element in the 1st set is in the 2nd.
Term
A given set is considered a proper subset....
Definition
if and only if there is some element in the 1st thats not in the 2nd.
Term
Given any set the complement of that set...
Definition

is all the elements in the universal set that are not in the given set.

Ex: if U=[0,1,2,3,4,5]

A=[0,1,2]

A'=[3,4,5]

Term

The intersection of 2 sets

Definition
all elements in both sets
Term
2 sets are disjoint....
Definition
if and only if the intersection of the 2 sets =the null set
Term
the union of 2 sets [image]
Definition
are all the elements that are either in 1 or the other
Term
The difference between 2 sets
Definition
x belongs to 1 and not the other
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Cartesian product of 2 sets
Definition
A×B=[x|x=(a,b) a belongs to A, b belongs to B]
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A 1 to 1 correspondence between 2 sets is....
Definition
a pairing of every element in the 1st set with 1 and only 1 elements in the 2nd set and vice versa.
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