Sets: Hierarchy

    1. Set concepts

    2. Elementary collections

    3. unstructured collections

      • set

      • bag, multiset

      • list, sequence

      • (unordered list)

    4. notion of sets

    5. fundamental set properties

      • disorder

      • uniqueness of elements

        • multiplicity of elements

    6. set (member) element vs object

    7. Set representation

      • intensional representation

      • extensional representation

    8. Set notation

      • Roster form

      • Set builder notation

  • Set cardinality

    • Finite set

      • the empty set vs nonempty set

        • the empty set

        • nonempty set

      • singleton set

      • unordered pair

    • Infinite sets

      • Infinite enumerable set

      • Infinite innumerable set

    • Set equality

      • intensional equality

      • extensional equality

      • equal sets

      • equivalent sets

      • equinumerousity

    • Universal set

  • Operations on sets

    • Set union

    • Set intersection

    • Set difference

    • Set complement (negation)

    • Cartesian product, cross/dot product

  • Set properties and operations

    • Cardinal number

    • Unordered pair

    • Ordered pair

    • Set covering

    • Set partitioning

    • Number of proper subsets

    • Bell Numbers

    • Natural numbers in terms of sets

  • Algebraic properties of sets

    • Set identities

    • Idempotency

  • Set relations

    • inclusion relation

      • subset, superset

      • proper subset, proper superset

    • membership relation

    • indexed set

    • family of sets

  • Basic set relations

    • Set membership

      • Set member

      • Set paradox

      • Richard's paradox

      • Russell's paradox

    • Set inclusion

      • Disjoint sets

      • pair-wise disjoint sets

      • Overlapping sets

      • subset, superset

      • proper subset, proper superset

    • Power set

    • set product, Cartesian product

    • ordered pair

  • Fundamental sets

    • The set of natural numbers

    • The set of integers

    • The set of rational numbers

    • The set of real numbers

    • The set of complex numbers

  • Mathematical theories

    • Set theory

      • naive set theory

      • axiomatic set theory

      • axioms of set theory

    • Relation theory

    • Order theory

    • Domain theory

    • Function theory

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