set difference

Summary

set difference is a set operation^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (set_operation category, ranking #6 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• set difference's image is recorded as Venn0010.svg^[3].
• set difference's instance of is recorded as set operation^[4].
• set difference's instance of is recorded as binary operation^[5].
• set difference's GND ID is recorded as 4149809-4^[6].
• set difference's Unicode character is recorded as ∖^[7].
• set difference's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics^[8].
• set difference's TeX string is recorded as \setminus^[9].
• set difference's defining formula is recorded as A \setminus B = { x \mid x \in A \land x \notin B }^[10].
• set difference's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120x6v91^[11].
• set difference's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122sgc7z^[12].
• set difference's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1227_33z^[13].
• set difference's MathWorld ID is recorded as SetDifference^[14].
• set difference's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as difference^[15].
• set difference's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[16].
• set difference's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Set_Difference^[17].
• set difference's in defining formula is recorded as {x \mid p(x)}^[18].
• set difference's in defining formula is recorded as A^[19].
• set difference's in defining formula is recorded as B^[20].
• set difference's in defining formula is recorded as A \setminus B^[21].
• set difference's Metamath statement ID is recorded as df-dif^[22].

Why It Matters

set difference draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (set_operation category, ranking #6 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]