Exercise · ZW-INFINITE-SET-004 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Can an infinite set be a subset of a finite set?
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- C. No, because every subset of a finite set is finite
Explanation
A subset of a finite set has at most as many elements as the set itself, so it cannot be infinite.
Review the concept: Infinite set
A set \(A\) is infinite if it is not finite, that is, if there is no bijection between \(A\) and \(\{1,\dots,n\}\) for any \(n\in\mathbb{N}\).
\[A\not\sim\{1,\dots,n\}\ \ \forall n\in\mathbb{N}\]
More practice problems: infinite set
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-001 How is an infinite set defined?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-002 Which of these sets is infinite?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-003 If A⊆ B and A is infinite, what follows about B?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-005 Is [0,1] a finite set?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-006 If A is infinite, is there a bijection between A and \1,dots,n\ for some n∈ℕ?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-007 Let A be finite and B infinite. What can be said about A∪ B?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-008 Is the set of even natural numbers infinite?
- ZW-INFINITE-SET-009 Let f(n)=n+1 from ℕ to ℕ. Why does it prove that ℕ is infinite?