Re: Null Value In Set Theory



José Carlos Santos wrote:
> williammaw@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I am wondering if null is a member of every set
>
> What is "null"? Whatever your answer is, my answer to your question
> is negative, since there's at least one set (namely, the empty set)
> of which null is not a member.
>
> > and is an empty set a set with null as the only member?
>
> No, it's a set with no element at all.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jose Carlos Santos


Thanks ...

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