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by throwawaymaths 1151 days ago
> the number of items in a set,

That's a good start. Now we need to precisely define "number of" and "in".

Suppose I put a few bonbons on a plate in front of you. How would you assign "the number" of items in the "set of bonbons on the plate in front of you"?