What are some applications of sets & relations in science/business/tech that a highschooler can understand? To kindle a young mind, what examples can be given?

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2022-10-02

What are some applications of sets & relations in science/business/tech that a highschooler can understand? To kindle a young mind, what examples can be given?

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Jaylyn George

Jaylyn George

Beginner2022-10-03Added 6 answers

Well, I would not say there are none, but it is understandably naive to expect that there are going to be direct applications which the «young mind» will be able to understand. From such a basic notion as «sets and relations» to an actual real life application there are layers and layers of abstraction, of concrete application of abstract ideas, and what not. To pick a random example from an answer below, it is rather silly to say that digital electronics is an application of sets and relations—like saying that the Golden Gate bridge is an example of the applications of water, which was though surely involved in many ways in the construction of the bridge.
Sets and relations are part of the background on which modern mathematics is built, and as such takes part in essentially everything we do. So if you want examples point to your cellular phone, to the traffic lights, to the search box in eBay, to the stock market, to a satellite, &c.

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