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Sets Keywords
Term | Definition |
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Set | A collection of well-defined objects called elements |
Element | An object that is part of a set |
Cardinal number | The number of elements in a single set (denoted #) |
Well-defined | A set which has strict rules |
Element | An object that is part of a set |
Null set | An empty set which contains no elements |
Venn Diagram | A way of graphically representing sets. Venn Diagrams use illustrations rather than symbols |
Universal Set | The set of all elements in a study |
Union | The set of all elements contained in either or both sets (denoted by |
Intersection | The set of elements common to both sets (denoted by |
Equal set | Two sets are said to be equal if all the elements in both sets are also in the other |
Subset | The set B is a subset of the set A if all elements in set B are also in set A |
Complement | The set of elements that are in the universal set but not in the named set. |
Set difference | The elements that are in one set but not in another |