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> I think this identifies this entire discussion as a quiddity. I'm not > interested in playing that game. If I were, I could also go about saying You call it a game, some of us call it mathematics. I agree it's fun though, that's why we spend a lifetime doing it... > There is no reason why what you consider an extrinsic property of sets, an > ordering, cannot also be considered an intrinsic property, especially if the > latter is more useful. Except that set theory is the most formal of all mathematical disciplines. Without precise definition it is nothing (and very easily made inconsistent). You can take whatever useful construct you like and choose to call it a set if it pleases you, but usually it's helpful to use standard terms with standard meanings. David XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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