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Does this set of fruit grow in your country? How can you describe this set of fruits?<\/p><\/div>\n

In the study of mathematics, a set refers to a collection of items which share common characteristics.<\/p>\n

These items are called “elements” or “members” of the set.<\/p>\n

For example, we can describe a set verbally such as:<\/p>\n

“Fruit trees which grow in Guyana.”<\/p>\n

That’s a huge set!<\/p>\n

We can describe this set using a list, also called tabulation. This is done using braces.<\/p>\n

Here is an example of the set “Fruit trees which grow in Canada” described using tabulation.<\/p>\n

{mango, cherry, pineapple, pear}<\/p>\n

We can also represent or describe this set using a loop, as in picture below.<\/p>\n

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Notice, when we use tabulation to describe sets, we need to separate each item with a comma, BUT when we use a loop to describe the set, we do not need commas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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