Intersection

🅟 Feb 16, 2026

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Set Theory > Sets

DEF-ITSC. Intersection.

  • The intersection of $X$ is

    \[\bigcap X = \left\{x\in\bigcup X : (\forall Y\in X:x\in Y)\right\}.\]
  • For any $A$ and $B$, we define

    \[A\cap B = \bigcap\{A,B\}.\]

    For any $A$, $B$ and $C$, we define

    \[A\cap B\cap C = (A\cap B)\cap C,\]

    and so on.

PROP-ITSC-SUB.

For any $X$,

\[\bigcap X \subseteq \bigcup X.\]

PROP-ITSC-EMP.

\[\bigcap\varnothing = \varnothing.\]

PROP-ITSC-EMP2.

For any $X$,

\[X\cap\varnothing = \varnothing.\]

PROP-ITSC-SLF.

For any $X$,

\[X\cap X = X.\]

PROP-ITSC-COM. Commutativity.

For any $A$ and $B$,

\[A\cap B = B\cap A.\]

PROP-ITSC-ASS. Associativity.

For any $A$, $B$ and $C$,

\[(A\cap B)\cap C = A\cap (B\cap C).\]