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The total number of elements in the power set of a set A containing ‘n’ elements is​

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Number of Elements in Power Set - For a given set S with n elements, number of elements in P(S) is 2^n. As each element has two possibilities (present or absent), possible subsets are 2x2x2.. n times = 2^n. Therefore, power set contains 2^n elements.

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