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    Set theory is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets, which can be informally described as collections of objects. Although objects of any...
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  • In set theory and its applications throughout mathematics, a class is a collection of sets (or sometimes other mathematical objects) that can be unambiguously...
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    In set theory, the complement of a set A, often denoted by A ∁ {\displaystyle A^{\complement }} (or A′), is the set of elements not in A. When all elements...
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  • In set theory, Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, named after mathematicians Ernst Zermelo and Abraham Fraenkel, is an axiomatic system that was proposed in...
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    In set theory, the intersection of two sets A {\displaystyle A} and B , {\displaystyle B,} denoted by A ∩ B , {\displaystyle A\cap B,} is the set containing...
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  • Axiomatic constructive set theory is an approach to mathematical constructivism following the program of axiomatic set theory. The same first-order language...
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    Musical set theory provides concepts for categorizing musical objects and describing their relationships. Howard Hanson first elaborated many of the concepts...
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    In set theory, the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of sets is the set of all elements in the collection. It is one of the fundamental operations...
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  • Naive set theory is any of several theories of sets used in the discussion of the foundations of mathematics. Unlike axiomatic set theories, which are...
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  • Look up Appendix:Glossary of set theory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This is a glossary of set theory. Contents:  Greek !$@ A B C D E F G H I J...
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  • In mathematical logic, descriptive set theory (DST) is the study of certain classes of "well-behaved" subsets of the real line and other Polish spaces...
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  • Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory (NBG) is an axiomatic set theory that is a conservative extension of Zermelo–Fraenkel–choice set theory (ZFC). NBG introduces...
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  • In the mathematical field of set theory, the continuum means the real numbers, or the corresponding (infinite) cardinal number, denoted by c{\displaystyle...
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  • example being the neighborhood filter. Filters appear in order theory, model theory, and set theory, but can also be found in topology, from which they originate...
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  • "Set Theory", Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University Suppes, Patrick (1972) [1960], Axiomatic Set Theory,...
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    is only one empty set. Sets are ubiquitous in modern mathematics. Indeed, set theory, more specifically Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, has been the standard...
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  • contradictions within modern axiomatic set theory. Set theory as conceived by Georg Cantor assumes the existence of infinite sets. As this assumption cannot be...
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  • Set point theory, as it pertains to human body weight, states that there is a biological control method in humans that actively regulates weight towards...
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    In mathematics, specifically set theory, the Cartesian product of two sets A and B, denoted A × B, is the set of all ordered pairs (a, b) where a is in...
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  • set theory (sometimes denoted by Z-), as set out in a seminal paper in 1908 by Ernst Zermelo, is the ancestor of modern Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory (ZF)...
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  • Internal set theory (IST) is a mathematical theory of sets developed by Edward Nelson that provides an axiomatic basis for a portion of the nonstandard...
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  • In set theory, a universal set is a set which contains all objects, including itself. In set theory as usually formulated, it can be proven in multiple...
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    In set theory, a tree is a partially ordered set (T, <) such that for each t ∈ T, the set {s ∈ T : s < t} is well-ordered by the relation <. Frequently...
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  • Look up set theory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Set theory is a branch of mathematics concerning mathematical sets. A set theory may also refer...
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    of k {\displaystyle k} -subsets of an n {\displaystyle n} -element set. In set theory, the notation [ A ] k {\displaystyle [A]^{k}} is also common, especially...
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  • In set theory, a projection is one of two closely related types of functions or operations, namely: A set-theoretic operation typified by the j {\displaystyle...
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  • that have the same elements are equal." It is one of the usual axioms of set theory, called axiom of extensionality. The etymology of the word is from the...
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  • In set theory, the kernel of a function f {\displaystyle f} (or equivalence kernel) may be taken to be either the equivalence relation on the function's...
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  • In set theory, a mouse is a small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties. The exact definition depends on the...
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    the empty set is the unique set having no elements; its size or cardinality (count of elements in a set) is zero. Some axiomatic set theories ensure that...
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