Which of the following collections are sets? Justify your answer: (i) A collection of most dangerous animals of the world. (ii) The collection of prime integers.
Which of the following collections are sets? Justify your answer: (i) A collection of most dangerous animals of the world. (ii) The collection of prime integers.

Answers:

(i) This collection is not a set. The word ‘most dangerous’ is not well defined in this collection. The collection of dangerous animals’ changes from one person to another.

(ii) This collection is a set. The collection of prime integers is a definite quantity in this collection so it is a set.