document.write( "Question 1208383: Why can't the elements of a set repeat?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #846777 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "In mathematics, there is only one number that is labeled \"5\" or \"five\" or \"V\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "A = {4, 5, 6, 5} is not \"wrong\", it's simply not the simplest way to\r\n" );
document.write( "write A = {4, 5, 6}.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Writing 2+3 is not \"wrong\", it's just simpler written as 5.\r\n" );
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