Symb Symbol Name Meaning Example
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{} set a collection of elements A = {1, 7, 9, 13, 15, 23},
B = {7, 13, 15, 21}
A∪B union Elements that belong to set A ∪ B = {1, 7, 9, 13, 15,
A or set B 21, 23}
A∩B intersection Elements that belong to A ∩ B = {7, 13, 15 }
both the sets, A and B
A⊆B subset subset has few or all {7, 15} ⊆ {7, 13, 15, 21}
elements equal to the set
A⊄B not subset left set is not a subset of {1, 23} ⊄ B
right set
A⊂B proper subset / subset has fewer elements {7, 13, 15} ⊂ {1, 7, 9, 13,
strict subset than the set 15, 23}
Ø empty set Ø={} C = {Ø}
A=B equality both sets have the same {7, 13,15} = {7, 13, 15}
members
a∈B
13 ∈ B
element of set membership B = {7, 13, 15, 21},
A′ complement all the objects that do not We know, U = {1, 2, 7, 9,
belong to set A 13, 15, 21, 23, 28, 30}
A′ = {2, 21, 28, 30}
x ∉A
5∉A
not element of no set membership A = {1, 7, 8, 13, 15, 23},