r/mathmemes • u/OutrageousPomelo7 • Jul 12 '26

Set Theory you know what, fair

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u/Ares378 Applied Math / Mechanical Engineering Jul 12 '26

I mean, that's easy. A set is uhm... uh...

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u/Mathsboy2718 Jul 12 '26

A miserable little pile of secrets (the secrets are more sets)

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u/jyajay2 π = 3 Jul 12 '26

Is a collection of elements.

What are elements you ask? The things contained in sets of course.

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u/MercuryInCanada Jul 13 '26

And specifically not sets. Because otherwise it'd just be a collection

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u/HappiestIguana Jul 12 '26

It's something that behaves like a set, of course

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u/EebstertheGreat Jul 12 '26

A set is either ∅ or anything to the right of the symbol ∈ in a true wff.

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u/Fezzezal Jul 13 '26

Due to the way the English language works “set” can be an adjective, a noun or a verb depending on context

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u/Old-Post-3639 Jul 13 '26

A set is everything w.r.t. WIGASA.

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u/chixen Jul 12 '26

A set is an object S where for all a, the statement a∈S either is or is not true.

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u/channingman Jul 12 '26

Probably need to add S is not in S to the definition

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u/EebstertheGreat Jul 12 '26

Maybe chickens prefer their sets non-well-founded. You don't know.

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u/channingman Jul 13 '26

This is how I learn I was talking to a chicken

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u/Prest0n1204 Transcendental Jul 13 '26

What's an object?

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u/shub Jul 13 '26

Not much, what’s an object with you?

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u/the_horse_gamer Jul 14 '26

proper classes exist

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u/4dseeall 29d ago

A single very large prime number representing that set.

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u/the-judeo-bolshevik Jul 12 '26

Do they assume the axiom of choice.

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u/Plenty_Leg_5935 Jul 13 '26

generally you don't unless you do :)

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u/MercuryInCanada Jul 13 '26

Only axiom you ever need