Definition:Doubleton

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Definition

A doubleton is a set that contains exactly two elements.


The doubleton containing the distinct elements $a$ and $b$ can be written $\set {a, b}$.


The set $\set {a, b}$ is known as the doubleton of $a$ and $b$.


Class Theory Definition

Let $a$ and $b$ be sets.

The class $\set {a, b}$ is a doubleton (class).

It is defined as the class of all $x$ such that $x = a$ or $x = b$:

$\set {a, b} = \set {x: x = a \lor x = b: a \ne b}$


Also known as

A doubleton is also known as:

an unordered pair
a pair set
a pair if no ambiguity results.


Also see

  • Results about doubletons can be found here.


Sources

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