Mathematical Language and Symbols
Mathematical Language and Symbols
Mathematical Language and Symbols
Cardinality refers to the no. of elements in a set. The cardinality • Disjoint Set
of set A is denoted by n(A) or |𝑨| . -two sets that have no common elements
Example:
A= a,b,c,d,e,…,x,y,z n(A) = |𝑨| = 26 B= 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, …
B= x| 2<x<15 n(B) =|𝑩| = 12 C=…-3, -2, -1
C= x| x n(C) = |𝑪| =
B and C are disjoint sets.
D={ x | -4 >x > -17 n(D) = |𝑫| =12
• Power set,
B and D are equivalent sets since they have equal no. of
-The set of all subsets.
elements
-The power set of A is denoted by P(A)
Operations on Sets
U
A
• Intersection of Sets, A B.
1 3
-Elements which are both in A and B.
A= { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
B= {a,2,c,4,e,6,g} C
B a c 11 12 13
A B = { 2,4,6} e g 14
• Union of Sets, A B
-Elements which are in A or B 1. |C| ; C= { 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14} |C|= 10
2. |B-A| ; B-A= { a,c,e,g} |B-A| = 4
A= { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
B= {a,2,c,4,e,6,g} 3. |A-C| ; A-C= {1,2,3,4} |A-C| = 4
4. |𝐵′ ′| ; 𝐵′ ′ = {a,c,e,g} |𝐵′ ′ | = 4
A B = { 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,a,c,e,g}
5. AB A B ={ 2, 4, 6}
• Difference of Sets, A-B 6. AC A C = { 5,6,7,8,9,10}
Elements which are in A but not B.
7. BC B C = {6}
A= { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} 8. AB A B = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,a,c,e,g}
B= {a,2,c,4,e,6,g} 9. A-B A-B = {1,3,5,7,8,9,10}
A U
20. (B-C) A (B-C) = {2,4,a,c,e,g}
A= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
B C
(B-C) A = {2,4}