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Kamataat
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The book I'm reading says that from [tex]p \in A[/tex] and [tex]A \in M[/tex] it does not follow that [tex]p \in M[/tex], if [tex]M[/tex] is a family of sets and [tex]p[/tex] is an element of [tex]A[/tex].
However, then further down on the same page it says that for any sets [tex]A, B, C[/tex] it is true that if [tex]A \subseteq B[/tex] and [tex]B \subseteq C[/tex], then [tex]A \subseteq C[/tex].
What's the difference between the two? Let's say I consider [tex]A[/tex] to be an element of [tex]B[/tex], then according to the first example, it does not follow that [tex]A \in C[/tex].
What's the difference between considering something to be an element of something else and something to be a subset of something?
- Kamataat
However, then further down on the same page it says that for any sets [tex]A, B, C[/tex] it is true that if [tex]A \subseteq B[/tex] and [tex]B \subseteq C[/tex], then [tex]A \subseteq C[/tex].
What's the difference between the two? Let's say I consider [tex]A[/tex] to be an element of [tex]B[/tex], then according to the first example, it does not follow that [tex]A \in C[/tex].
What's the difference between considering something to be an element of something else and something to be a subset of something?
- Kamataat
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