SETS

Table of set symbols and their meanings

Symbol

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Symbol Name

Meaning / definition

Example

A = {3,7,9,14},
B = {9,14,28}

set

a collection of elements

AB

intersection

objects that belong to set A

A B = {9,14}
and set B

AB

union

objects that belong to set A

A B = {3,7,9,14,28}
or set B

AB

subset

subset has fewer elements

{9,14,28} {9,14,28}
or equal to the set

AB

proper subset /
strict subset

subset has fewer elements

{9,14} {9,14,28}
than the set

AB

not subset

left set not a subset of

right set

{9,66} {9,14,28}

AB

superset

set A has more elements

or equal to the set B

{9,14,28} {9,14,28}

AB

proper superset /
strict superset

set A has more elements

than set B

{9,14,28} {9,14}

equality

both sets have the same

members

A={3,9,14},
B={3,9,14},
A=B

empty set

={}

C = {}

universal set

set of all possible values

A=B