set-theoretic difference
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Venn_B_minus_A.png/220px-Venn_B_minus_A.png)
Noun
[edit]set-theoretic difference (plural set-theoretic differences)
- (set theory, of two sets A and B) The set that contains exactly those elements belonging to A but not to B; the relative complement of B in A.
Usage notes
[edit]- In mathematical expressions, denoted A - B.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]set-theoretic difference — see relative complement