WELL-DEFINED SET

A set in which it is possible to

determine whether an object
belongs to the given set or not.
 The English Alphabet Well-Defined
 Members of Little Mix Well-Defined
 Favorite song of all
Not Well-Defined
Grade 7 students
 ELEMENTS
Each object in a set is called an element
The symbol "∈ " is used to denote the
element of a set and for objects which are
not element of a set, we use "∉"

 Set of vegetables
Elements: Kangkong, Pechay, String beans
 Even Numbers
Elements: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, …
 SETS and ELEMENTS
Let A be the set of letters in the alphabet
ELEMENTS
A = {a, b, c, …, z}
 SETS and ELEMENTS

If A is the set of English alphabet,

is c an element of set A?
YES; c is an element of Set A
c∈A
Is 3 an element of the English alphabet?
NO; 3 is not an element of Set A
3∉A
 CARDINALITY
Number of elements in a set
If we have a set named set A, the
cardinality is denoted by n(A)
 P = {m|m is a primary color}
Elements: {Red, Yellow, Blue}
Cardinality: 3

n(P)=3
 Check your knowledge
Is the set of even numbers
between 12 and 28 well-
defined?

Is this set countable?

FINITE SET
Set with limited number of elements

The elements can be counted

 Primary Colors
Elements: {Red, Yellow, Blue}
Cardinality: 3
Check your knowledge

Is the set of even numbers

well-defined?

Is it countable?
 INFINITE SET
Set with indefinite number of elements

 Set of even numbers

Elements: { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,…}
Cardinality: infinitely many
 Numbers greater than one
Elements: { 2, 3, 4, 5, … }
Cardinality: infinitely many
 Check your knowledge
Is the set of composite
numbers between 5 and 7
well-defined?

Is it countable?
 UNIT SET
A set with only one element

 Set of prime numbers between 6 and 9

Elements: {7}
Cardinality: 1
Check your knowledge
How many elements are
there in the set of male
students in STCQC?

This set has no element.

 EMPTY SET or NULL
A set with no elements
 Set of months with 32 days
Elements: denoted with { } or 𝝓
Cardinality: 0
 Vowels in the word RHYTHM
Elements: { }
Cardinality: 0
 Universal SET
The set of all definite elements in a
particular context or situation

 Set of STC high school students.

 Set of real numbers.

SUBSET
Sets that can be found inside another
set.
If all the elements of a set A are also
elements of another set B, then A is a
subset of B.
 Set of STC high school students.
The set of grade 7 students
 Set of real numbers.
The of natural numbers
SYNTHESIS
When is a set considered
well-defined?
How do we know whether
an object is an element of
a set or not?
SYNTHESIS
How will you know if a set
is finite, infinite, or
null/empty?
What is their relationship
to cardinality?