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Appendix A Notation

Symbol Description Location
\(x\in S\) \(x\) is an element of \(S\) Paragraph
\(x\notin S\) \(x\) is not an element of \(S\) Paragraph
\(\{x\in S : P(x)\}\) \(x\) in \(S\) such that \(x\) has property \(P\) Paragraph
\(A\subseteq S\) \(A\) is a subset of \(S\) Definition 1.2.2
\(A\nsubseteq S\) \(A\) is not a subset of \(S\) Paragraph
\(\mathbb{R}\) the set of real numbers Item
\(\mathbb{Z}\) the set of integers Item
\(\mathbb{Q}\) the set of rational numbers Item
\(\mathbb{N}\) the set of natural numbers Item
\(\mathbb{Z}^+\) the set of positive integers Item
\(\mathbb{Z}^{nonneg}\) the set of nonnegative integers Item
\(\mathbb{R}^+\) the set of positive real numbers Item
\(\mathbb{R}^{nonneg}\) the set of nonnegative real numbers Item
\(A\times B\) the product of \(A\) and \(B\text{;}\) \(\{(a, b) : a\in A, b\in B\}\) Definition 1.2.6
\(aRb\) \(a\) is related to \(b\) Paragraph
\(\sim p\) not \(p\) Item
\(p\wedge q\) \(p\) and \(q\) Item
\(p\vee q\) \(p\) or \(q\) Item
\(\mathbf{t}\) a statement that is always true; tautology Paragraph
\(\mathbf{c}\) a statement that is always false; contradiction Paragraph
\(P\equiv Q\) \(P\) is logically equivalent to \(Q\) Definition 2.1.10
\(p\rightarrow q\) if \(p\) then \(q\) Item
\(\therefore\) therefore Assemblage
\(\forall\) for all; universal quantifier Item
\(\exists\) there exists; existential quantifier Item
\(\mathbb{Q}\) the set of ratioanl numbers Definition 4.2.1
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus\mathbb{Q}\) the set of irratioanl numbers Definition 4.2.2
\(d\mid n\) \(d\) divides \(n\) Paragraph
\(d\) does not divide \(n\) Paragraph
\(n \text{ div } d\) quotient when \(n\) is divided by \(d\) Paragraph
\(n \text{ mod } d\) remainder when \(n\) is divided by \(d\) Paragraph
\(\sum_{k=1}^{n}a_k\) the sum of \(a_k\) from \(k=1\) to \(n\) Assemblage
\(\prod_{k=1}^{n}a_k\) Paragraph
\(\binom{n}{r}\) \(n\) choose \(r\) Definition 5.1.6
\(A\cup B\) \(A\) union \(B\) Definition 6.1.4
\(A\cap B\) \(A\) intersect \(B\) Definition 6.1.6
\(A-B\) \(A\) minus \(B\text{;}\) the difference of set \(A\) and \(B\) Definition 6.1.8
\(A^C\) the complement of \(A\) Definition 6.1.10
\(\bigcup_{i=1}^{n}A_i\) the union \(A_1\cup A_2\cup\cdots \cup A_n\) Paragraph
\(\bigcap_{i=1}^{n}A_i\) the intersection \(A_1\cap A_2\cap\cdots \cap A_n\) Paragraph
\(\mathcal{P}(A)\) the power set of \(A\) Definition 6.1.13
\(\Leftrigharrow\) if and only if in proofs Paragraph
\(|S|\) the number of elements in \(S\) Paragraph
\(\text{Im}(f)\) the image of \(f\) Definition 7.1.6
\(f^{-1}(x)\) the inverse of function \(f\) Theorem 7.2.13
\(x R y\) \(x\) is related to \(y\) Paragraph
\(m\equiv n \mod d\) \(m\) is congruent to \(n\) mod \(d\text{;}\) \(d\mid (m-n)\) Paragraph
\([a]\) the equivalence class of \(a\) Paragraph
\(P(n, r)\) the number of \(r\)-permutations from a set of \(n\) elements Definition 9.2.8
\(\binom{n}{r}\) \(n\) choose \(r\) Definition 9.5.1