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LAP 2 (Cpt 2)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| set | a collection of items that is well-defined |
| element | a member of a set |
| roster | a set identified by listing all the elements |
| set builder | a set identified using the symbols {x|x...} |
| empty set | a set without elements; the null set |
| cardinal number | the number of elements in a set |
| finite set | a set for which the cardinal number is a natural number |
| infinite set | a set for which there is no cardinal number |
| equal sets | occurs when 2 sets contain exactly the same elements |
| equivalent sets | occurs when there are two sets A and B for which n(A)=n(B) |
| Venn diagram | diagram that shows visual relationships among sets |
| universal set | the set that contains all elements under discussion |
| subset | a set of all whose elements are contained in another set |
| complement of a set | the elements in the universal set hat are not in the specified set; A' |
| disjoint sets | two or more sets that have no elements in common |
| intersection of sets | the set of elements in both specified sets |
| union of sets | set of element in either of the specified sets |