Notation of the Empty Set

A set containing no elements is called the empty set, denoted by or. Note: is not the empty set; it is a set containing the empty set as its only element.

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A set containing no elements is called the empty set, denoted by or. Note: is not the empty set; it is a set containing the empty set as its only element.

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