element
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any one of the distinct objects that make up a set in set theory
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Encyclopedic overview
In mathematics, an element (or member) of a set is any one of the distinct objects that belong to that set. For example, given a set called A containing the first four positive integers (
A = { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 }
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