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| publisher = Chelsea Publishing}}</ref> and a range of operations on those sets, such as [[function (mathematics)|functions]], [[relation (mathematics)|relations]], [[union (set theory)|union]], and [[intersection (set theory)|intersection]]. [[Georg Cantor]] is usually credited with its invention. | | publisher = Chelsea Publishing}}</ref> and a range of operations on those sets, such as [[function (mathematics)|functions]], [[relation (mathematics)|relations]], [[union (set theory)|union]], and [[intersection (set theory)|intersection]]. [[Georg Cantor]] is usually credited with its invention. | ||
It has a wide range of applications in [[computer science]], where it is often considered a subset of [[discrete mathematics]].<ref>{{citation | It has a wide range of applications in [[computer science]], where it is often considered a subset of [[discrete mathematics]].<ref>{{citation | ||
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Set theory is a branch of mathematics that deals with the grouping of objects into sets, the definition of membership in sets,[1] and a range of operations on those sets, such as functions, relations, union, and intersection. Georg Cantor is usually credited with its invention.
It has a wide range of applications in computer science, where it is often considered a subset of discrete mathematics.[2]