The relationship between logical implication and the subset relation

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Definition

[math]A\subset B[/math] (and we say "A is a subset of B") if and only if every element of [math]A[/math] also belongs to [math]B[/math]

That is: [math][A\subset B]\iff[x\in A\implies x\in B][/math][1]


References

  1. Definition 3.10 (p10) - Introduction to Set Theory, Third Edition (Revised and Expanded) - Karel Hrbacek and Thomas Jech