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rel·a·tive com·ple·ment

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  1. relative complementnoun

    Given two sets A and B, the relative complement of A in B is the set that contains exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A.

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  1. relative complement

    In set theory, the complement of a set A, often denoted by A∁ (or A′), is the set of elements not in A.When all sets in the universe, i.e. all sets under consideration, are considered to be members of a given set U, the absolute complement of A is the set of elements in U that are not in A. The relative complement of A with respect to a set B, also termed the set difference of B and A, written B ∖ A , {\displaystyle B\setminus A,} is the set of elements in B that are not in A.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of relative complement in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of relative complement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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