Suppose that $x$ is a real number in $\mathbb{R}^n$, then $x \in \Bbb{R}^n$.
Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a collection of $N$ elements in $\mathbb{R}^n$
Then $\mathcal{X} = \{x_1, \ldots, x_n\}$.
Hence $x_1 \in \mathbb{R}^n$, and $x_1 \in \mathcal{X}$.
Is there a way of shortening the above statement?
$x_1\in\Bbb R^n$ and $x_1\in\mathcal X$ means $x_1\in\Bbb R^n \cap \mathcal X. $
That is essentially the definition of set intersection.