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Correct notation of a Sample space

From the very beginning I have used the notation $ S = \{ H , T \} $ as the Sample space for tossing a coin once and $ S = \{ HH , HT , TH , TT \} $ in the case of tossing a coin twice.I have several ...
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On using different notations for the same objects

Historically, in set theory we use two different notations to refer set theoretically same objects $\aleph_{\alpha}$ and $\omega_{\alpha}$. The folklore justification of this dual notation is that we ...
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