WAYS OF

DESCRIBING A SET
Verbal description method Set
It is a method of
describing sets in form of
a sentence.
Examples:
1. Set A is the set of natural
numbers less than 6.

2. Set B is the set of distinct

letters in the word “ kindness”
3. Set C is the odd numbers
from 3 to 15.
Roster Method/Listing Method
This method of describing
set is done by listing each
elements inside the braces
and each element are
separated by commas.
Examples:
A = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }

B = { k, i, n, d, e, s }

C = { 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 }
Set builder or Rule method
It is a method that list the
rules that determines
whether n object is an
element of the set rather
than the actual elements.
Examples:
A = { x/ x is a natural number less
than 6 }
B = { x/ x is distinct letter in the
word “kindness”}
C = { x / x is an odd number from 3
to 5}
Examples:
1. Set A is the set of natural
numbers less than 6. Verbal
A = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }Roster/Listing
A = { x/ x is a natural number
less than 6 } Rule Method
Practice!
Write each of the following using
roster and rule method.
1. Set M is the set of the month
having 31 days.
2. Set D is the set of days of the
week beginning with the letter T.
3. Set of W is the set of whole
numbers between 11 to 20.
4. Set P is the set of prime
numbers greater than 20.
5. Set E is the set of last ten
letters of the alphabet.
Write the given sets using the rule
method and roster method.

1. The set of whole numbers

greater than zero.
2. The set of primary colors.
3. All province in Calabarzon.
4. The set of even numbers
from 7 to 19.
5. All odd numbers.