2007 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Set Theory: Introduction
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Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals
This chapter is about set theory. Set theory provides an excellent language to reliably describe complex database designs, data retrieval, and data manipulation. Set theory is reliable because it is both precise and powerful; this will become clear from Chapter 5 onwards. As explained before, you’ll need to exercise some patience: Chapters 1 through 4 first lay down the foundation.