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===[[Power set]]===
A '''function''' is a rule that maps one set of values to another set of values.  For instance, one function may map 1 to 1, 2 to 4, 3 to 9, 4 to 16, and so on.  This function has the rule that it takes its input value, and squares it to get an output value.  One can... [[function|[more]]]
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The '''power set''' of a given [[set]] <math>S</math> is the set <math>\mathcal{P}(S)</math> of all [[subset]]s of that set This is denoted, other than by the common <math>\math{P}(S)</math>, by <math>2^{S}</math> (which has to do with the number of elements in the power set of a... [[power set|[more]]]
 
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Power set

The power set of a given set $S$ is the set $\mathcal{P}(S)$ of all subsets of that set This is denoted, other than by the common $\math{P}(S)$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg), by $2^{S}$ (which has to do with the number of elements in the power set of a... [more]