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If the empty set is a subset of every set, why write … ∪ {∅}?



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I met the notation $ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $



I know $S$ is a family of subsets ,a set of intervals, and from set theory $emptyset$ is a subsets of every set then why in the notation :$ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $ appear $color{red}{cup{emptyset}}$?










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    I met the notation $ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $



    I know $S$ is a family of subsets ,a set of intervals, and from set theory $emptyset$ is a subsets of every set then why in the notation :$ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $ appear $color{red}{cup{emptyset}}$?










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      I met the notation $ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $



      I know $S$ is a family of subsets ,a set of intervals, and from set theory $emptyset$ is a subsets of every set then why in the notation :$ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $ appear $color{red}{cup{emptyset}}$?










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      I met the notation $ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $



      I know $S$ is a family of subsets ,a set of intervals, and from set theory $emptyset$ is a subsets of every set then why in the notation :$ S={(a,b] ; a,bin mathbb R,a<b}cup{emptyset} $ appear $color{red}{cup{emptyset}}$?







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          It is because the emptyset $emptyset$ is a subset of every set, but not an element of every set.
          It is $emptysetin S$ and you might want that to show, that the elements of $S$ define a topology.



          Or to be more clear it is ${1}neq{1,emptyset}$. The set on the left has one element, the set on the right has two elements, with $emptysetin{1,emptyset}$






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            Because the empty set $(emptyset)$ is one thing, but what you have there is ${emptyset}$, which is a different thing: it's a set with a single element (which happens to be the empty set).






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              The answer is: the given definition uses $cup{emptyset} $, not $cupemptyset $, so it adds the empty set as an element, not a subset of $S $.






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                It looks like $S$ is denoting subintervals of the real line that are open on the left and closed on the right with the convention that $emptyset$ is such a subinterval. In which case there is nothing to show, it's just a convention that $emptyset$ is a subinterval. The reason for using ${emptyset}$ is show you can write out the collection of all such subintervals in a nice form.



                As for the empty set is a subset of every set, well that's a vacuous truth. For all $ainemptyset$ if $X$ is a set it follows that $ain X.$ This is true, because there are no $ainemptyset.$






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                  It is because the emptyset $emptyset$ is a subset of every set, but not an element of every set.
                  It is $emptysetin S$ and you might want that to show, that the elements of $S$ define a topology.



                  Or to be more clear it is ${1}neq{1,emptyset}$. The set on the left has one element, the set on the right has two elements, with $emptysetin{1,emptyset}$






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                    It is because the emptyset $emptyset$ is a subset of every set, but not an element of every set.
                    It is $emptysetin S$ and you might want that to show, that the elements of $S$ define a topology.



                    Or to be more clear it is ${1}neq{1,emptyset}$. The set on the left has one element, the set on the right has two elements, with $emptysetin{1,emptyset}$






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                      It is because the emptyset $emptyset$ is a subset of every set, but not an element of every set.
                      It is $emptysetin S$ and you might want that to show, that the elements of $S$ define a topology.



                      Or to be more clear it is ${1}neq{1,emptyset}$. The set on the left has one element, the set on the right has two elements, with $emptysetin{1,emptyset}$






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                      It is because the emptyset $emptyset$ is a subset of every set, but not an element of every set.
                      It is $emptysetin S$ and you might want that to show, that the elements of $S$ define a topology.



                      Or to be more clear it is ${1}neq{1,emptyset}$. The set on the left has one element, the set on the right has two elements, with $emptysetin{1,emptyset}$







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                          Because the empty set $(emptyset)$ is one thing, but what you have there is ${emptyset}$, which is a different thing: it's a set with a single element (which happens to be the empty set).






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                            Because the empty set $(emptyset)$ is one thing, but what you have there is ${emptyset}$, which is a different thing: it's a set with a single element (which happens to be the empty set).






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                              Because the empty set $(emptyset)$ is one thing, but what you have there is ${emptyset}$, which is a different thing: it's a set with a single element (which happens to be the empty set).






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                              Because the empty set $(emptyset)$ is one thing, but what you have there is ${emptyset}$, which is a different thing: it's a set with a single element (which happens to be the empty set).







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                                      The answer is: the given definition uses $cup{emptyset} $, not $cupemptyset $, so it adds the empty set as an element, not a subset of $S $.






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                                      The answer is: the given definition uses $cup{emptyset} $, not $cupemptyset $, so it adds the empty set as an element, not a subset of $S $.







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                                          It looks like $S$ is denoting subintervals of the real line that are open on the left and closed on the right with the convention that $emptyset$ is such a subinterval. In which case there is nothing to show, it's just a convention that $emptyset$ is a subinterval. The reason for using ${emptyset}$ is show you can write out the collection of all such subintervals in a nice form.



                                          As for the empty set is a subset of every set, well that's a vacuous truth. For all $ainemptyset$ if $X$ is a set it follows that $ain X.$ This is true, because there are no $ainemptyset.$






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                                            It looks like $S$ is denoting subintervals of the real line that are open on the left and closed on the right with the convention that $emptyset$ is such a subinterval. In which case there is nothing to show, it's just a convention that $emptyset$ is a subinterval. The reason for using ${emptyset}$ is show you can write out the collection of all such subintervals in a nice form.



                                            As for the empty set is a subset of every set, well that's a vacuous truth. For all $ainemptyset$ if $X$ is a set it follows that $ain X.$ This is true, because there are no $ainemptyset.$






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                                              It looks like $S$ is denoting subintervals of the real line that are open on the left and closed on the right with the convention that $emptyset$ is such a subinterval. In which case there is nothing to show, it's just a convention that $emptyset$ is a subinterval. The reason for using ${emptyset}$ is show you can write out the collection of all such subintervals in a nice form.



                                              As for the empty set is a subset of every set, well that's a vacuous truth. For all $ainemptyset$ if $X$ is a set it follows that $ain X.$ This is true, because there are no $ainemptyset.$






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                                              It looks like $S$ is denoting subintervals of the real line that are open on the left and closed on the right with the convention that $emptyset$ is such a subinterval. In which case there is nothing to show, it's just a convention that $emptyset$ is a subinterval. The reason for using ${emptyset}$ is show you can write out the collection of all such subintervals in a nice form.



                                              As for the empty set is a subset of every set, well that's a vacuous truth. For all $ainemptyset$ if $X$ is a set it follows that $ain X.$ This is true, because there are no $ainemptyset.$







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