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yeah
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I don't see the question
oh wait... I see...
Is the empty set a proper subset of a set... that question?
yes
Definition of a proper subset... A is a proper subset of B if and only if all elements of A are elements of B, and there are elements in B that are not in A.
So... let's take a non-empty set, S. Is the null set a subset of S? Well, suppose not. Then there exists an element of the null set that is not an element of S. Contradiction~ the null set should not even have elements to begin with. Thus, the null set is a subset of S. But is it a proper subset? Yes. Since S is non-empty, it has at least one element, x. x is not in the null set, by definition, thus S has an element which is not in the null set, therefore the null set is a proper subset of S. Case closed :)
@terenzreignz thanks bro
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