Thursday, 20 December 2007

set theory - Set comprehension when the condition is false

The Cartesian product of two empty sets is the singleton set () containing the empty tuple. So, given a set A which is empty, AtimesA is defined as: AtimesA=(a,a)midainA=() Now, does that mean that () satisfies the condition ainA? And if so, why don't we include the empty tuple in the Cartesian product of non-empty sets?



(It would be nice if you point out which concept I mis-understand: the set comprehension, or the tuple.)



Thanks in advance.



[edit: I should add the following link: Wikipedia: Empty_product#Nullary_Cartesian_product]

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