Discrete Structure:Cs (1st Lesson | pt. 1) Flashcards

1
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To express that an element belongs to a set we use

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2
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To express that an element does NOT belong to a set we use

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3
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Collection of objects

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Set

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4
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Well defined, un ordered and distinct collection of elements

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Sets

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5
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each elements in the set satisfies a certain description

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well dfined

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6
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does not follow a certain order of appearance

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unordered

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7
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there could onyl be one item that has the element’s characteristic across the set

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Distinct

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8
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the number of elements inside a set

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Cardinality

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9
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2 ways of defining a set

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Formal and Informal

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Uses normal words, or enumeration to determine the members of a set

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Informal definition

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11
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Use mathematical symbols and statemetns through induction to define what constitutes a particular set

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Formal definition

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12
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Formal or informal:

a = {1, 2, 3, 5}

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informal

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13
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Formal or Informal:

A = {Dog, Cat, Turtle, Cow}

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Informal

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14
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Formal or informal:

x = {2k + 1| k ∈ N}

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Formal

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15
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Formal or informal:

D = {students of Math class}

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informal

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16
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The concept of formally defining sets is called??

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Set builder notation

17
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Combines components of 2 different sets

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Union

18
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Containing only the element that are common to bothsets mentioned

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Intersection

19
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Consists of all elements that are not in the subjected set

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Complement

20
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Set containing the element of the element in the left side not the right or the element of A not B.

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Difference

21
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Set containing the elements that are in either set BUT NOT BOTH

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Symmetric difference

22
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Symbol for Union

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U

23
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Symbol for Intersection

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24
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Symbol of complement

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25
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Symbol of difference

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\ or -

26
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Symbol of symetric difference

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Δ