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The set inclusion operator

There is one operator for testings sets: the set inclusion operator ``in''. The expression ``x in y'' returns true if the value x is contained in the set y. The ``in'' operator obeys the following law:

        (x in {y,z}) = ((x in y) | (x in z))



Ken McMillan
Sat Jun 6 21:41:59 PDT 1998