Definition:Chain of Sets/Also known as
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Chain of Sets: Also known as
A chain (of sets) is also known as a nest, particularly in the wider context of class theory.
Some sources use the term tower (of sets).
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): nested sets
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): tower
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): nested sets
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): tower