equivalent sets
equivalent sets
[i¦kwiv·ə·lənt ′sets] (mathematics)
Sets which have the same cardinal number; sets whose elements can be put into one-to-one correspondence with each other. Also known as equinumerable sets; equipotent sets.
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where X, Y, Z are
equivalent sets. Their permutations do not change the result of their Cartesian product.
In the first experiment,
equivalent sets of artifacts were placed in a tract with optimal visibility (100%, i.e., with the ground surface not obscured), in another with poor visibility (20%), and in two others with average visibility (50%-70%).
For example, a few days prior to the lesson, Kathleen had asked the children to choose any number between 10 and 30 and find as many ways as possible to partition that number into
equivalent sets. In the whole group discussion, she began with, "As I went around I noticed many of you chose 20 and 30.
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