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空集合 (kuushuugou) Japanese meaning: empty set | Kotomora

空くう集しゅう合ごう

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Meanings

1

empty set

Mathematical term for the set containing no elements, often denoted by ∅ or { }.

空くう集しゅう合ごうは任にん意いの集しゅう合ごうの部ぶ分ぶん集

しゅう

合ごう

で

ある

。

The empty set is a subset of any set.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void
集gather, meet, congregate
合fit, suit, join

Related words

集しゅう合ごう
空集合 is a specific type of 集合 (set), namely the one with no elements.

Built from

空くう+集しゅう合ごう

Etymology

Compound of 空 (empty) and 集合 (set), a direct translation of the English mathematical term 'empty set'.