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A finite set of polygons in an Euler diagram In mathematics, a finite set is a collection of finitely many different things; the things are called elements or members of the set and are typically mathematical objects, such as numbers, symbols, points in space, lines, other geometric shapes, variables, or other sets.
Informally, a finite set is a set which one could in principle count and finish counting. For example,
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