symmetric difference

Noun

Meaning

symmetric difference (plural symmetric differences)

(set theory) The set that contains all elements belonging to either of given two sets but not to the both; the relative complement of the intersection in the union of given two sets.

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Examples

As another example, we can also consider the set of all finite or cofinite subsets of X, again with symmetric difference and intersection as operations. Source: Internet

A symmetric difference overlay defines an output area that includes the total area of both inputs except for the overlapping area. Source: Internet

Note that the symmetric difference of two distinct sets can have measure zero; hence the pseudometric as defined above need not to be a true metric. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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