What Does ##n(A)## Represent in Set Theory?

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Venn diagram: a circle labelled A containing the numbers 1, 2 and 3 as separate points inside it.

##n(A)##
I have some doubts.
Obviously, ##n(A)## means the number of elements in set A.
Should it be 3 or 6?

Should I consider each number to be a different element?
 
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The names of the elements are irrelevant. If you change the names ##\{1,2,3\}## by ##\{a,b,c\}##, then it will have the same number of elements. Does that answer your question?
 
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micromass said:
The names of the elements are irrelevant. If you change the names ##\{1,2,3\}## by ##\{a,b,c\}##, then it will have the same number of elements. Does that answer your question?
Yes, thank you :smile: