SET NOTATION

SYMBOLS
CONVETIONS IN MATHEMATICAL
LANGUAGE
GROUP 6
WHAT IS A SET IN MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE?
Definition: A set is a unordered B = { -1, 0, 1,
A = { 1, 2, 3 }
collections of distinct objects or 2}
elements without repeats. And are
usually in chronological order. C = { a, e, I, o, u } D = { x | x is even}

A set also uses a curly brackets

E = { 0, 2, 4, 6,
symbol to denote a collection of …} F = { 0.5, ¾, b}
items or elements ({}).
INTERSECTION & UNION
INTERSECTION & UNION
ELEMENT & EMPTY
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ELEMENT & EMPTY
UNIVERSAL SET

Ɛ = { all even numbers } Ɛ = { 1, 5, 10, 20, 75, 76 }

D = { 2, 6, 10, 50,
A = { 2, 4, 6 } A = { 1, 5, 20 }
70 }
B = { 10, 100,
E = { 1, 2, 3 }
1000 } B = { 20 }

C = { 1, 3, 5 }
C = { 1, 75 }
SUBSET
Definition: A subset is a set which has elements that are all contained in
another specific set.
The symbol used to denote a subset is ( ⊂ ) or ( ⊃ ) or ( ⊆ ) or ( ⊇ )
The symbol used to denote a non subset is ( ⊄ ) or ( ⊅ ) or ( ⊈ )or
(⊉)

B⊂A C⊄A D⊆A A⊇D

A⊃B A⊅C A⊆D D⊇A