An element is an item that belongs to a set. If , then is an element of .
You write to say " is in ." You write to say " is not in ."
The symbol is read as "is an element of" or just "in." This symbol appears everywhere in set theory.
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Member of a set
An element is an item that belongs to a set. If , then is an element of .
You write to say " is in ." You write to say " is not in ."
The symbol is read as "is an element of" or just "in." This symbol appears everywhere in set theory.