Cartesian product

In mathematics, sets can be used to make new sets. Given two sets A and B, the Cartesian product of A with B is written as A × B,^[1] and is the set of all ordered pairs whose first element is a member of A, and whose second element is a member of B.^[2]

For example, let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {a, b}. Then:

${\displaystyle A\times B=\{(1,a),(1,b),(2,a),(2,b),(3,a),(3,b)\}}$

The set of a Cartesian product can be visualized as a two-dimensional table, with its entry being its elements.^[3]

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