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Single Idea 10875

[catalogued under 4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / c. Axiom of Pairing II]

Full Idea

Axiom of Pairing: For any two sets there exists a set to which they both belong. So you can make a set out of two other sets.

Gist of Idea

Pairing: For any two sets there exists a set to which they both belong

Source

Brian Clegg (Infinity: Quest to Think the Unthinkable [2003], Ch.15)

Book Reference

Clegg,Brian: 'Infinity' [Robinson 2003], p.205