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ELI5: What is a null set?
Empty Set and NULL Set part of a define set?
X is a subset of Y means every element of X is an element of Y.
And in fact, every element of C is an element of B. If you don't believe me, can you find me an element of C that isn't an element of B? Since there is no such element, every element of C is an element of B, and so C is a subset of B.
Now B is not a subset of C, because it is not the case that every element of B is an element of C. For example, the element 2 is an element of B but not an element of C. So B is not a subset of C.
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Perhaps what you find confusing is the use of set-builder notation to define : Included in between { ... } are the condition(s) that any "candidate" element must satisfy in order to be included in the set, and a set defined by set-builder notation contains all, and only, those elements satisfying all the conditions given.
In each of , set-builder notation is used to provide the conditions for inclusion in each set, respectively. Note: unless otherwise stipulated, you can take conditions separated by a comma to be a conjunction of conditions; that is:
$$X = \{x : \text{(condition 1), (condition 2), ...., (condition n)}\}$$ means
is the set of all x such that x satisfies (condition 1) AND x satisfies (condition 2) AND ... AND x satisfies (condition n).
The only solution to are
or
, neither of which is odd. Hence there are
elements in
; that is,
.
$$Q= \{x: x^2 = 9, x \text{ is even}\}$$
The only solutions to are
or
, neither of which is even. Hence, there are no elements in
; that is,
.
is the only solution to
, but
is not a solution to
, (and neither
nor
is a solution to
). Hence, there are no elements in
; that is,
.
NOTE: As an aside, regarding notation - sometimes instead of a colon :preceding the defining characteristics of a given element, you'll see | in place of the colon. E.g.,
A Null Set is a set with no elements. While the author of your book uses the notation , I prefer to use
to emphasize, that the set contains nothing. The example sets
and
are all null sets, because there is no
, that can satisfy the condition of being included in the set.
U = {N|N=All real number} A = {1,3,5,7,9} B = {2,4,6,8} C = {}
How is C a subset of U, A, and B but U, A, B is not a subset of C?
Please show me mathematically how a NULL or empty set is contained within a define set. Or use any deductive reasoning that makes sense.
All I got was this - You have a used car sale lot that sells car (U). In the used car sale lot, they have Toyotas (A). They also have Fords (B). They only have Toyotas and Fords. That is it. Nothing else. Because it is defined as having Toyotas and Fords but not empty, how can any empty set be a part of it? If we were to assume that an empty set can be a part of the dealer because it they can run out of cars, what is stopping someone to make the assumption that they can have a Chevy in there too at one point in time, since they are just a used car sale lot.
Am I making any sense? Please help me understand.
EDIT: I guess I look at things differently then the rest of the world... I always thought that a set define a group value. Key word, define. So when you have a set of, say P{Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto}, you have a set called P defining the planets within the Sol solar system. Since it did not define an emptiness, how can an empty set be contain within it? sigh In all honestly, I probably am thinking too deeply at this.
X is a subset of Y means every element of X is an element of Y.
And in fact, every element of C is an element of B. If you don't believe me, can you find me an element of C that isn't an element of B? Since there is no such element, every element of C is an element of B, and so C is a subset of B.
Now B is not a subset of C, because it is not the case that every element of B is an element of C. For example, the element 2 is an element of B but not an element of C. So B is not a subset of C.
null set and empty set are different things. a null set is usually a set of measure zero. the empty set if a subset of every set because all elements of the empty set (there exist none) are also in A (and B and U). meanwhile none of the elements of A, B or U are in the empty set, because it is empty. so A B and U are not subsets of C.
The only element of $\{\{\varnothing\}\}$ is $\{\varnothing\}$ which is in $\{\varnothing, \{\varnothing\}\}$.
Thus it is a subset...
a general rule: $$ a \in S \Rightarrow \{a\} \subset S $$ since, in your example $$ \{\emptyset\} \in \{\emptyset,\{\emptyset\}\} $$ the result follows
