SOLUTION: As I understand it, the cardinality of a set is the number of elements in a set. Is this right? Sample A = {w, x, y, z} The symbol for cardinality is | A |.

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Question 1208382: As I understand it, the cardinality of a set is the number of elements in a set.

Is this right?

Sample

A = {w, x, y, z}

The symbol for cardinality is | A |.

So, for this sample, | A | = 4.

You say?
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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Correct.

You correctly counted the number of elements in the set
and correctly attributed it to the conception of the cardinality of the given set.