April 5th, 2007, 12:47 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: vixenQuoteOriginally posted by: ManQuoteOriginally posted by: vixenIt looks like different people are using the same word to mean different things and therefore this discussion is just about language!Please define 'nothing' and 'exist'.Nothing, as in an empty set or depending on the mathematical context sometimes expressed as, 0.Exist, as in a non-empty set or depending on the mathematical context sometimes expressed as, x.So, is the question: Is an 'empty set' also a 'non-empty set' !!!???I didn't correct myself before you quoted me, instead of "an empty set" it should be "the empty set."But, yes the question could also be restated as, is the empty set also a non-empty set (or simply, a set). We can restate this again as, does the empty set exist?
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Man on April 4th, 2007, 10:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.