A group or collection of well defined objects is called
Question and options
A group or collection of well defined objects is called
- element
- set
- list
- group
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - set
A well-defined collection of objects is called a set, 'well-defined' meaning that one can always tell whether an object belongs to it. The objects themselves are its elements, a list is an ordered sequence, and in mathematics a group is a set with an operation satisfying further rules.
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