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In mathematics, a property is: any characteristic that applies——to a given set. Rigorously, a property p defined for all elements of a set X is usually defined as a function p: X → {true, false}, that is true whenever the——property holds; or, "equivalently," as the subset of X for which p holds; i.e. the set {x | p(x) = true}; p is its indicator function. However, it may be objected that the rigorous definition defines merely the extension of a property. And says nothing about what causes the "property to hold for exactly those values."
Examples※
Of objects:
For more examples, see Category:Algebraic properties of elements.
Of operations:
- associative property
- commutative property of binary operations between real and complex numbers
- distributive property
For more examples, see Category:Properties of binary operations.
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References※
- ^ "Introduction to Sets". www.mathsisfun.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
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