Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Overview of the Universe of Discourse
Description
A detailed tutorial on the universe of discourse. Step by step tutorial including several examples of the universe of discourse for reference.
Overview
The universe of discourse is normally just referred to simply as the universe of a set. The universe of discourse can also be the universe of a certain truth set. Basically, it is all possible considerations for a truth set. It is also a set itself, one where many different subsets are taken from. As you can tell, the universe of discourse has different meanings depending on the exact branch of math you are studying. However, all definitions have one thing in common: the universe is a set where many other sets are taken from. Normally it is easy to figure out what the universe of dicourse is based on the context of the problem you are trying to solve.
Tags: considerations, context, discourse, discrete math, element, problem, set, subset, truth, universe, value
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Complements in Set Theory
Description
A detailed tutorial on complements in set theory. Step by step tutorial including several examples of complements in set theory for reference.
Overview
In set theory, a complement is the opposite of something. It works a little like negation, in that the complement of a set is everything but that set. The way to find this is to subtract the set from its universe, which is a larger set that the set you are taking a complement of belongs to. You can think of your set as a subset of the universe.
Tags: complement, discrete math, elements, Math, negation, opposite, set, set theory, subset, universe
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