Which of the following are sets? Justify our answer. (i) The collection of all months of a year beginning with the letter J. (ii) The collection of ten most talented writers of India.
Which of the following are sets? Justify our answer. (i) The collection of all months of a year beginning with the letter J. (ii) The collection of ten most talented writers of India.

Solution:

(i) The collection of all months of the year that begin with the letter J can be considered as well-defined collection of objects.

Because each month in the collection can be identified.

As a result, this collection can be considered a set.

(ii) The list of India’s ten most talented writers cannot be considered as well-defined list.

Because the criteria for determining a writer’s talent vary from person to person.

As a result, this collection cannot be considered a set.