Empty Set

🅟 Feb 24, 2026

  🅤 Feb 24, 2026

Set Theory > Sets

DEF-EMP. Empty Set.

The empty set $\varnothing$ is the unique set such that

\[\forall x : x\notin\varnothing.\]

The existence of $\varnothing$ is justified by Axiom of Empty Set or Axiom of Infinity. The uniqueness is justified by Axiom of Extensionality.