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The set-theoretic and functional notation and terminology which will be used throughout the book is summarized in this short chapter.
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Mathematically, these two ways of defining a set are equivalent, but philosophically and functionally they are not. Listing the elements of a set involves denotation whereas giving a rule for determining set membership involves connotation. This distinction becomes important when we attempt to use computers to manipulate sets.
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Golan, J.S. (2012). Notation and Terminology. In: The Linear Algebra a Beginning Graduate Student Ought to Know. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2636-9_1
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