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The document defines various symbols used in set theory and probability. It provides a table listing common set theory symbols along with their meanings and examples. Some of the key symbols and concepts defined include sets, subsets, unions, intersections, complements, cardinality, and various number sets such as natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers.

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Symbols of Set Theory PDF

The document defines various symbols used in set theory and probability. It provides a table listing common set theory symbols along with their meanings and examples. Some of the key symbols and concepts defined include sets, subsets, unions, intersections, complements, cardinality, and various number sets such as natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers.

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List of set symbols of set theory and probability.

Table of set theory symbols


Symbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example

A = {3,7,9,14},
set a collection of elements
B = {9,14,28}
objects that belong to set
intersection
A and set B
A ∩ B = {9,14}

objects that belong to set


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

subset has fewer elements


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

proper subset / subset has fewer elements


strict subset than the set
{9,14} ⊂ {9,14,28}

left set not a subset of


not subset
right set
{9,66} ⊄ {9,14,28}

set A has more elements


superset
or equal to the set B
{9,14,28} ⊇ {9,14,28}

proper superset / set A has more elements


strict superset than set B
{9,14,28} ⊃ {9,14}

set A is not a superset of


not superset
set B
{9,14,28} ⊅ {9,66}

A power set all subsets of A

power set all subsets of A

A={3,9,14},
both sets have the same
equality
members
B={3,9,14},
A=B

c complement
all the objects that do not
belong to set A

A = {3,9,14},
relative objects that belong to A
complement and not to B
B = {1,2,3},
A \ B = {9,14}
A = {3,9,14},
relative objects that belong to A
complement and not to B
B = {1,2,3},
A - B = {9,14}

objects that belong to A or A = {3,9,14},


symmetric
difference
B but not to their B = {1,2,3},
intersection A ∆ B = {1,2,9,14}
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difference
intersection A ∆ B = {1,2,9,14}

objects that belong to A or A = {3,9,14},


symmetric
B but not to their B = {1,2,3},
difference
intersection A ⊖ B = {1,2,9,14}

element of set membership A={3,9,14}, 3 ∈ A

not element of no set membership A={3,9,14}, 1 ∉ A

ordered pair collection of 2 elements

set of all ordered pairs


cartesian product
from A and B

the number of elements of


cardinality
set A
A={3,9,14}, |A|=3

the number of elements of


cardinality
set A
A={3,9,14}, #A=3

infinite cardinality of
aleph-null
natural numbers set

cardinality of countable
aleph-one
ordinal numbers set

empty set Ø={} C = {Ø}

universal set set of all possible values

natural numbers /
0 whole numbers 0 = {0,1,2,3,4,...} 0∈ 0
set (with zero)

natural numbers /
1 whole numbers 1 = {1,2,3,4,5,...} 6∈ 1
set (without zero)

integer numbers =
-6 ∈
set {...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,...}
rational numbers
set = {x | x=a/b, a,b∈ } 2/6 ∈

real numbers set = {x | -∞ < x <∞} 6.343434 ∈

complex numbers = {z | z=a+bi,


6+2i ∈
set -∞<a<∞, -∞<b<∞}

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