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Such That


A condition used in the definition of a mathematical object, commonly denoted : or |. For example, the rationals Q can be defined by

 Q={p/q:q!=0,p,q in Z},

read as "the set of all p/q such that q!=0 and p,q in Z."


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Weisstein, Eric W. "Such That." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SuchThat.html

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