A simple question about quotient sets

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Let $V$ be a vector space over $\mathbb{R}$ and $W$ be a subspace of $V$. We know that the congruence module $W$ is an equivalence relation and that the quotient set $V/W$ is composed of equivalence classes. Now if $W=\left \{ 0 \right \}$, then $\left [ v \right ]=\left \{ x\in V;x\equiv v,\textrm{mod}\: 0 \right \}=\left \{ v \right \}$, then $V/W=\left \{ \left \{ v \right \};v\in V \right \}$.

But I saw in a book that this result is written as $V/W=V$.

What is the reason to write that way?

The elements of the quotient set are not sets?

In my opinion this way of writing is incorrect.

Thanks for your help.

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You are correct; the sets are not equal but isomorphic, so it should be $V/W \cong V$.