Sets
Definition
Sets are collections of unique elements with no specific order. They do not allow duplicate values and provide operations like union, intersection, and difference.
Analogy
Imagine sets as playlists on your music streaming app. Each playlist contains only unique songs - no duplicates allowed. You can combine multiple playlists using operations like merging or finding common songs between them.
Related terms
Lists: Ordered collections that allow duplicate elements.
Venn diagrams: Diagrams used to visualize relationships between sets and their intersections.
Cardinality: The size or number of elements in a set.
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