Math Flashcards
(21 cards)
Set
A collection of numbers or objects
Element
every object in a set
∈
Is in / member of
∉
Is not in / not a member of
n(f)
number of element in the set of f
⊆
Is a subset of (ex. A ⊆ B)
⊄
Not a subset of (ex. B ⊄ A)
∅
Empty set
Is {0} an empty set?
no, it has the element of “0”
Universal set
Set of all elements we are considering
Complement
NOT in the set (ex. A’)
ℕ
Natural numbers (1,2,3…..)
ℤ
Integers (ex. ….-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3……)
ℚ
Rational numbers / numbers that can be written in fraction (ex. 2=2/1, 3/4)
ℚ’
Irrational numbers / numbers that cannot be written as fractions (ex. √5, x)
ℝ
Real numbers / any number that can be placed on a number line (ex. π)
∩
Intersection / the overlapping of the elements
∪
Union / all the numbers in the elements
Disjoint
No elements in common
A ∪ A’ =
U
A ∩ A’ =
∅