Sets

Intensional Definition of a Set

Description of a set based on its defining property and its universal set.

Example

The set E of whole multiples of 2 can be defined intensionally like this:

E = [latex]\left\{ x\in \mathbb{N}\ \Big\vert\ x\div 2\in \mathbb{N}\right\}[/latex] .

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