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
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).