Empty set
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The Empty Set (generally denoted or ) is the (unique) set containing no elements. It is therefore a subset of every set.
In Set Theory, this is the only set that we know exists. All other sets must be formed using the Empty Set and a series of axioms. Thus, in a sense, the Empty Set is the basis of all mathematics as we know it - the "nothing" from which everything is formed.
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