DEFINITION OF A SET

MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

 A SET IS A WELL-DEFINED
COLLECTION OF OBJECTS, CALLED
ELEMENTS.
• Sets can be finite or infinite.
• Repeated elements are listed once.
• There is no order in a set.
GEORGE
CANTOR
(1845-1918)

• A famous German
Mathematician
• He created set
theory, which has
become a
fundamental theory
in Mathematics.
WELL-DEFINED SET
•A well-defined set means it
is a set with a precise and
exact object or element.
EXAMPLES OF A WELL DEFINED SET

1. {colors of the rainbow}

2. {even numbers between 1 and 10}
3. {odd numbers between 1 and 10}
4. {months of the year ending in -ber}
5. {colors of the American flag}
NOT WELL-DEFINED SET

•A not well-defined set is a

set that could change its
elements.
EXAMPLES OF A NOT WELL-DEFINED SET

1. {The best 3 songs of 2019}

2. {a best-loved brand of cellphone}
3. {a cat of neighbor}
4. {a philosopher in our university}
5. {a character in a favorite Disney film}
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