∅
See also: Ø [U+00D8 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE], ⌀ [U+2300 DIAMETER SIGN], and ø [U+00F8 LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE]
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Translingual
Etymology
The set-theoretic meaning of this symbol was introduced by the Bourbaki group in their treatise Éléments de mathématique. André Weil has said in his autobiography that he based it on the Norwegian letter Ø.[1]
Symbol
∅
- (set theory) A set with no elements: the empty set.
- Synonym: { }
- (linguistics) Alternative form of Ø: a null form.
- Alternative form of ⌀: the diameter sign.
References
- ^ A. Weil, The Apprenticeship of a Mathematician, chapter V "Strasbourg and Bourbaki", p. 114; Birkhäuser Verlag 1992
Vietnamese
Etymology
From the empty set symbol.
Adjective
∅
- Abbreviation of trống (“empty”).