"difference set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: difference sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} difference set (plural difference sets)
  1. (combinatorics) A subset of a group such that any element of the group can be expressed as the difference (or the quotient) of two elements in such subset. Wikipedia link: difference set Categories (topical): Combinatorics
    Sense id: en-difference_set-en-noun-mS36rbBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: combinatorics, mathematics, sciences

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