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Tuples#

Definition: Tuple

The \(0\)-tuple is the empty set \(\varnothing\):

\[() \overset{\text{def}}{=} \varnothing\]

A \(1\)-tuple \((x)\) is just \(x\) itself:

\[(x) \overset{\text{def}}{=} x\]

An \(n\)-tuple is defined recursively via sets in the following way:

\[(x_1,\dotsc,x_n) \overset{\text{def}}{=} \begin{cases}\{\{x_1\},\{x_1,x_2\}\} & \text{if } n = 2 \\ \\ ((x_1, \dotsc, x_{n-1}), x_n) & \text{if } n \gt 2\end{cases}\]

Definition: Ordered Pair

The ordered pair \((a;b)\) of two objects \(a\) and \(b\) is the collection

\[ (a;b) \overset{\text{def}}{=} \{\{a\},\{a,b\}\} \]

Theorem: Equality of Ordered Pairs

Two ordered pairs \((a;b)\) and \((c;d)\) are equal if and only if \(a = b\) and \(c = d\).

\[ (a;b) = (c;d) \iff (a = b \land c=d) \]
Proof

TODO

Note

This property of ordered pairs means that, in general, \((a;b) \ne (b;a)\), hence the name "ordered".

Tuples#

Definition: \(n\)-Tuple

An \(n\)-tuple \((a_1,\cdots,a_n)\) is a collection of \(n\) ordered pairs \(\{(1,a_1), \cdots, (n,a_n)\}\).

Theorem: Equality of \(n\)-Tuples

Two \(n\)-tuples \((a_1,\cdots,a_n)\) and \((b_1,\cdots,b_n)\) are equal if and only if \(a_1 = b_1, \cdots, a_n = b_n\):

\[ (a_1,\cdots,a_n) = (b_1,\cdots,b_n) \iff a_1 = b_1, \cdots, a_n = b_n \]
Proof

TODO