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Question
Identify whether the following is set or not? Justify your answer.
The collection of ten most talented writers of India.
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Solution
The collection of ten most talented writers of India is not a well-defined collection because the criteria for determining a writer’s talent may vary from person to person.
Hence, this collection is not a set.
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