symbols related to sets
in Algebra 1 Answers by

Your answer

Your name to display (optional):
Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.
Anti-spam verification:
To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register.

1 Answer

notation from Set Theory:

  1. |T| is the number of elements in set T.
  2. Intersection of two sets, denoted ∩, refers to the elements that are in both sets. In the example, TD={d,g}.
  3. Union of two sets, denoted ∪, refers to the elements that are in at least one of the two sets. In the example, TH={a,c,d,e,f,g}.
  4. Complement (Absolute), denoted c, refers to the elements that are not in the set. In the example, Dc={a,c,e,i}.
  5. Complement (Relative), denoted ∖, refers to the elements in the first set, but are not in the second set. In the example, HT={c,f}.

Symmetric Difference, denoted △, refers to the elements that are in at least one of the two sets, but are not in both sets. In the example, DH={b,c,d,e

by

Related questions

0 answers
asked Aug 14, 2012 in Pre-Algebra Answers by anonymous | 454 views
1 answer
1 answer
asked Jul 31, 2013 in Algebra 1 Answers by reuben Level 1 User (120 points) | 2.3k views
1 answer
1 answer
1 answer
asked Sep 6, 2012 in Geometry Answers by anonymous | 1.0k views
2 answers
Welcome to MathHomeworkAnswers.org, where students, teachers and math enthusiasts can ask and answer any math question. Get help and answers to any math problem including algebra, trigonometry, geometry, calculus, trigonometry, fractions, solving expression, simplifying expressions and more. Get answers to math questions. Help is always 100% free!
87,516 questions
100,279 answers
2,420 comments
732,356 users