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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 6. Relations in Logic

9926	A relation is either a set of sets of sets, or a set of sets [Burgess/Rosen]
	Full Idea: While in general a relation is taken to be a set of ordered pairs <u, v> = {{u}, {u, v}}, and hence a set of sets of sets, in special cases a relation can be represented by a set of sets.
	From: JP Burgess / G Rosen (A Subject with No Object [1997], II.C.1.a)
	A reaction: [See book for their examples, which are <, symmetric, and arbitrary] The fact that a relation (or anything else) can be represented in a certain way should never ever be taken to mean that you now know what the thing IS.