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Revision as of 14:33, 19 March 2014
An operation on sets. Let $A$ and $B$ be two sets (where the second need not be contained in the first). Then the set of those elements of $A$ that are not elements of $B$ is called the difference of these sets.
The difference between two sets $A$ and $B$ is denoted by $A\setminus B$.
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See also Symmetric difference of sets.
How to Cite This Entry:
Difference of two sets. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Difference_of_two_sets&oldid=13938
Difference of two sets. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Difference_of_two_sets&oldid=13938
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article