Difference between revisions of "Mereology"
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{{WikiEntry|key=Mereology|qCode=1194916}} | {{WikiEntry|key=Mereology|qCode=1194916}} is the study of parts and the wholes they form. Whereas set theory is founded on the membership relation between a set and its elements, mereology emphasizes the meronomic relation between entities, which—from a set-theoretic perspective—is closer to the concept of inclusion between sets. | ||
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Mereology(Q1194916) is the study of parts and the wholes they form. Whereas set theory is founded on the membership relation between a set and its elements, mereology emphasizes the meronomic relation between entities, which—from a set-theoretic perspective—is closer to the concept of inclusion between sets.