Re: Basic set question



On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:03:04 -0400, Hanford Carr wrote:
> agapito6314@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Say set A = {1,1,3,5,7}, and B = {1,3,5,7}
>>
>> By the definition of set equality A = B since each point of A belongs
>> to B and vice-versa. By the definition of equivalence, A is not
>> equivalent to B since they cannot be put in one-to-one correspondence.
>> So we have a case of a set not equivalent to itself, which is absurd.
>> What is wrong with the argument?

> A has two 1's in it. IMHO A is a list not a set.

It's stated right up front that A is a set.


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