i.e. Is the set of all sets that are not members of themselves a member of itself?
2007-08-01
11:11:41
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Science & Mathematics
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I'm not talking about the null set... here's an explanation of what I mean:
Some sets are members of themselves, for example, the set of all sets is a set (and therefore a member of itself), or the set of all things that are not chair (which is not a chair and therefore a member of itself.)
Other sets are not members of themselves. (For example, the set of natural numbers is not itself a natural number.)
If we take all the sets in the second category (those that aren't members of themselves) and group them together, we get a set of all of the sets that are not members of themselves. (We can call that set K for ease)
What I want to know, is whether or not set K has K as a member.
2007-08-01
11:19:28 ·
update #1