Sets Flashcards
Universal Set
All elements; all data, no complements
Elements
Data point (individual)
Subset
Set or grouping within a set
Complement
Set of all data not within that set
Intersection
Only elements within both sets
Union
All elements included in either set (at least one, also both) (total between both)
{x|-3
Set-builder notation
The set X contains elements greater than -3 but less than 2, and are all elements of set Z)
[ , ] means
Endpoints are included
( , ) means
Endpoints are not included
Empty set
An intersection with no data in common with the sets
Set
A collection of elements
€/ means
Not an element of
€ means
An element of
C thingy means
is a subset of
A’ means
Complement of set A
N thingy (between 2 sets) means
The intersection of the sets
U thingy in between sets
Union of the sets
o/ or {} means
Empty set
Bounded intervals
The variable is between two less than or greater than symbols
Example
a
Unbounded intervals
Variable with only one less than or greater than symbol (not enclosed) EXCEPT when outsiders are infinity symbols
Example
x>a
x<a></a>
Symbol for using [ , ]
Greater/less than or equal to
_
Symbol for using ( , )
Greater/less than symbol
< or >