AXIOM OF COMPREHENSION
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An axiom schema of set theory which states:if P(x) is a property thenx : Pis a set. I.e. all the things with some property form a set.Acceptance of this axiom leads to Russell's Paradox which iswhy Zermelo set theory replaces it with a restricted form.
By Denis Howe
