Sets Flashcards
any group or collection of objects
sets
member of or an object within a set
element
lists the names of all the elements of the set
roster method
describing a set using properties satisfied by its elements
rule method
is an element of
∈
is not an element of
∉
types of sets
universal set, empty or null set, singleton, finite set, and infinite set
set of all elements relevant to the problem
universal set
set with 1 element
singleton
set that contains no elements
∅ or {}
empty or null set
number of elements inside the set are countable
finite set
number of elements uncountable
infinite set
a set that contains the elements present in the universal set but not in set
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complement
diagram where sets are represented as simple geometric figures, with overlapping and similarity of sets represented by intersections and unions of the figures
venn diagram
set of elements common to both sets
∩
intersection
set that contains all the elements that belong to both sets
∪
union