"set-theoretic difference" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: set-theoretic differences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} set-theoretic difference (plural set-theoretic differences)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Set theory Synonyms: relative complement
    Sense id: en-set-theoretic_difference-en-noun-96-oTGue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

Inflected forms

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