SETS

Maricris Agawin
A set is a collection of a
well-defined, distinct
objects.

example
The members of a set is
called
ELEMENTS
Denoted by ϵ
WAYS TO DESCRIBE A SET
ROSTER Set builder
METHOD notation
(listing method) (with the use of
{xlx...})
Example: Example:
Set of counting numbers A = {xlx is a counting
less than 8 number < 8}
A = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Kinds of sets

Universal Empty
Set Set
• denoted by U • denoted by { }
• the totality of the • a set containing no
observation/given element
sets.
Example:
Example: A = { }
U = {1,2,3,4,5,6}
Kinds of sets

Singleton Finite
set set
• a set that contains • a set with fixed or
only one element countable elements

Example: Example:
B = {2} C = {1,2,3,…,50}
Kinds of sets

Infinite Joint
set set
• a set with • two sets with at
indefinite number of least one common
elements. element
• this set shows
infinity Example:
Example: F = {n,i,c,e}
D = {1,2,3,4,5,…} G = {b,u,n}
E = {…,-1,0,1,…}
Kinds of sets

Disjoint Equal
set set
• two sets with no • two sets with the
common element same elements

Example: Example:
H = {p,e,n} J = {e,a,r}
I = {b,a,t} K = {a,r,e}
Kinds of sets

Equivalent subset
set
• two sets with the • is the pieces of
same number of sets that can be
elements found from the
given set
Example:
L = {f,a,m,e} Example:
M = {l,o,v,e} N = {x,y}
1. {x} 3. {}
2. {y} 4. {x,y}
Operations on sets
1. Union (U) – elements found in both sets

2. Intersection (∩) – elements that are common to the

sets

3. Complement (‘) – elements found in the universal set

but not in A.

4. Difference (-) – elements found in A but not in B.(A

– B)