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'''Set theory''' is a branch of mathematics that deals with the grouping of objects into sets,<ref>{{citation | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Set theory''' is a branch of mathematics that deals with the grouping of objects into sets, the definition of membership in sets,<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Set Theory | | title = Set Theory | ||
| author = Felix Hausdorff | | author = Felix Hausdorff | ||
| edition = 2nd | | edition = 2nd | ||
| year = 1957 | | year = 1957 | ||
| publisher = Chelsea Publishing}}</ref> and a range of operations on those sets, such as [[function (mathematics)|functions]], [[relation (mathematics)|relations]], [[union (set theory)]], and [[intersection (set theory)]]. | | publisher = Chelsea Publishing}}</ref> and a range of operations on those sets, such as [[function (mathematics)|functions]], [[relation (mathematics)|relations]], [[union (set theory)|union]], and [[intersection (set theory)|intersection]]. [[Georg Cantor]] is usually credited with its invention. | ||
It has a wide range of applications in [[computer science]], where it is often considered a subset of [[discrete mathematics]].<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Discrete Mathematical Structures with Applications to Computer Science | |||
| author = J.P. Tremblay, R. Manohar | |||
| publisher = McGraw-Hill | year = 1975}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 17 June 2009
Set theory is a branch of mathematics that deals with the grouping of objects into sets, the definition of membership in sets,[1] and a range of operations on those sets, such as functions, relations, union, and intersection. Georg Cantor is usually credited with its invention.
It has a wide range of applications in computer science, where it is often considered a subset of discrete mathematics.[2]