set-builder notation

短语

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mathematical notation for describing a set by specifying the properties that its members must satisfy.

    数学

    Q=a/b|a∈Iandb∈I,b ne 0 This statement is read in English as "Q is the set of all numbers of the form a/b such that a and b are both integers, but b is not equal to zero."

    2012, Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Intermediate Algebra, Cengage Learning, 8th Edition, page 6, A second method of representing a set is set-builder notation. Set-builder notation can be used to describe almost any set, but it is especially useful when writing infinite sets. In set-builder notation, the set of integers > −3 is written x|x>-3,x∈integers