SYMMETRIC DIFFERENCE

  

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SYMMETRIC DIFFERENCE

Specialty Definition: SYMMETRIC DIFFERENCE

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Mathematics

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Specialty Definition: Symmetric difference

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In mathematics, the symmetric difference of two sets A and B is the set of elements which are in one of either set, but not in both. The most common notation used for symmetric difference is AΔB.


AΔB in Venn diagram

The symmetic difference is equivalent to the union of both complementss, that is:

AΔB = A\\B ∪ B\\A.

It is also the set-theoretic equivalent of the XOR operation in Boolean logic.

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Modern Translation: SYMMETRIC DIFFERENCE

Language Translations for "SYMMETRIC DIFFERENCE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

symmetrisch verschil. (various references)

   

French

  

différence symétrique. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ymmetricsay ifferenceday

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