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(thing) by Woundweavr (4 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:24:21

The set of numbers that contain no numbers. If there is no answer to some math problems, the answer is the null set.

(idea) by Muerte (8.1 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Thu Apr 20 2000 at 18:28:25

A group of numbers that are the solution to an equation with no valid solutions. If the return set contains no valid answers it retuns a null set. A null set is often displayed as (or Ø) or { } for simplicity.

Also called the empty set.


(idea) by vagary (4 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Fri Jun 15 2001 at 15:57:08

One formal method for defining the null set is:

ø = the set of all x such that x is not identical with x

This relies on the Axioms of Identity and Existence completely; the Axiom of Infinity is also important indirectly. It should be noted that, unlike other formal methods, this has no problem with multi-valued logic.


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