UniversalSet
Last edit January 8, 2005
Some set theories, e.g.
NewFoundations
, are able to express a set that contains all entities, including itself. In
ZermeloFraenkel
SetTheory
, no such set exists.
In set theories with Urelemente (atoms), the
UniversalSet
is not the same thing as the
SetOfAllSets
, because the
UniversalSet
contains atoms while the
SetOfAllSets
does not. Think of
Any
vs
Type
in a type system with
FirstClass
types.
See also
TopType
.
CategoryMath