Example · High school

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TermThis exampleWhy
multiset ✓ The roots of $(x - 1)^2$ counted with multiplicity form a multiset, in which the root $1$ appears twice.
set ✗ The roots of $(x - 1)^2$ counted with multiplicity does not form a set, which cannot count an element twice.

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