Medium INTEGER +4 / -1

The number of equivalence relations on a set with 3 elements is $x$.

Answer (integer) 5

Solution

Equivalence relations correspond to partitions of the set. Number of equivalence relations on a set of n elements = Bell number B_n. B_3 = 5.

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sets, Relations and Functions · Topic: Relations

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