[ILUG] [OT] Set theory: Non-Linux, non-computers

[Foley, Brian (Galway)]

> Having a bit of a brain melt this morning and thought I'd 
> mail ilug with
> this question considering the number of Comp-Sci and Math 
> heads that are on
> this list (even though this question is totally non-computing 
> related (at
> least, not immediatley related))
> 
> What is the term used in set theory/topology to describe the 
> way subsets
> divide up a domain in such a way that the sum of the subsets 
> is the domain,
> but no two subsets intersect?
> 
> It's on the tip of my tounge, but I can't quite remember it...
> 

The subsets are said to partition the set. Hmm, maybe it is computer related
after all :-)

Cheers,
Brian.