set-builder notation

A mathematical notation for describing a set by specifying the properties that its members must satisfy.

Noun

  1. A mathematical notation for describing a set by specifying the properties that its members must satisfy.
    • With this idea for describing a finite set of sets, it is easy to generalize the concept to a certain infinite family #92;mathcal#123;S#125;#95;2 of sets...
    • Q=a/b|a∈Iandb∈I,b ne 0 This statement is read in English as "Q is the set of all numbers of the form a/b such that a and b are both integers, but b is not equal to zero." - 2011, Tom Bassarear, Mathematics for...
    • 2012, Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Intermediate Algebra, Cengage Learning, 8th Edition, page 6, A second method of representing a set is set-builder notation. Set-builder notation can be used to describe almost...