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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

OP, I need the definition for × and <,> too

[–] affiliate 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

× is the cartesian product and = {x, {x,y}} is the ordered pair of x and y. (i.e., if x is in X and y is in Y, then is the corresponding element of the cartesian product X × Y). hope this helps

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] affiliate 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it's the "order type" of a well ordering on a set. so, given a set X with a total ordering R, type(X,R) is the unique ordinal isomorphic to (X,R)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what's with the square at the end? isn't that usually for proofs?

[–] affiliate 15 points 1 year ago

yeah but sometimes when the textbook authors are feeling particularly mischievous they'll just put them in random places. and sometimes they'll even skip the proofs but keep the square.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Give it up for op actually out here answering questions like a real live teacher.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh wow, I should know that... Thanks

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

× is the cartesian product I think, no clue what the other thing is tho