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State whether the following set is finite or infinite:

The set of letters in the English alphabet.

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The set of letters in the English alphabet is a finite set because there are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

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Chapter 1: Sets - Exercise 1.2 [Page 8]

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NCERT Mathematics [English] Class 11
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