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relative complement

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The set containing exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: množinový rozdíl — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Danish: mængdedifferens — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Finnish: joukkoerotus — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Icelandic: mengjamunur — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Icelandic: mengjamismunur — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Italian: complemento relativo — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Japanese: 差集合 (sashūgō) — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Korean: 차집합 (chajiphap) — set of elements contained in one set but not another
  • Romanian: complement relativ — set of elements contained in one set but not another