Sets Flashcards
(64 cards)
A = B
the two sets A and B have exactly the same elements if A = {1, 2, 3} and B ={ 2, 1, 3}, then A = B
n(A)
the number of elements in A
when A contains an unlimited collection of elements we call it an infinite set
∈
element (member) of
∉
not an element (member) of
What is the symbol, meaning and mathematical name of this diagram?

meaning = elements in A or B or both
mathematical name = union

What would the picture of this symbol look like?
(assuming there is only set A and set B)


What is the symbol, meaning and mathematical name of this diagram?

meaning = elements in both A and B
mathematical name = intersection

What would the picture of this symbol look like?
A ∩ B
(assuming there is only set A and set B)

What is the symbol, meaning and mathematical name of this diagram?

meaning = elements not in set A
mathematical name = complement

what would the picture of this symbol look like?
(assuming there is only set A and set B)


What is the symbol, meaning and mathematical name of this diagram?

meaning = elements not in set B
mathematical name = complement

what would the picture of this symbol look like?
(assuming there is only sets A and B)


What is the symbol, meaning and mathematical name of this diagram?

meaning = elements not in A∪B
mathematical name = not in union

what would the picture of this symbol look like?
(assuming there is only set A and set B?)


What is the symbol, meaning and mathematical name of this diagram?

meaning = elements not in A or it is in B
no mathematical name

what would the picture of this symbol look like?
(assuming there is only set A and set B)


{ }
set
a collection of elements
Ø
empty set
Of the 26 cars on a garage forecourt, 12 had ABs brakes, 16 had a C-D player and 6 had neither ABs brakes or a C-D player
Find how many cars had both ABS brakes and a C-D player

What is the symbol and meaning?

everything in the overlap of B and C

What is the symbol and meaning?

Everything in D or E or both

What is the symbol and meaning?

everything not in H

What is the picture and meaning of this symbol?
(assuming there is D, E and F)

everything in D or E or both

What is the picture and meaning?
(assuming there is only H, I and J)

everything not in H

























































