Re: Questioning the defintions of set and element.

On Thu, 1 May 2008 21:29:14 +0100, "Mark" <user@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Arturo Magidin" <magidin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <xmnSj.44$SY5.40@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark <user@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Arturo Magidin" <magidin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <oClSj.1209$7z4.15@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark <user@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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I don't see how a logical theory can be based on the undefined.


Then perhaps you should learn some basic mathematical logic.

Perhaps you should learn how not to assume things.

You're right. I owe you a big apology. Just because you posted to a
mathematics group (sci.math), with a mathematical question about the
meaning of some mathematical terms of art, quoting a mathematics book
written by mathematicians, and a specific mathematician (Cantor), I
should not have assumed that you were looking for a mathematical
answer.

My deep and sincere apologies. I should have realized that it was just
a fickle twist of fate the directed your question to sci.math instead
of alt.usage.english, where it belonged.

Apology accepted. But you're wrong, it does belong here.
I was basically asking whether elements in a set need to share something in
common. That's all.
Why would you think that it would be more appropriate in alt.usage.english?

Followups set to alt.irony. :-)

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