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SetMinus

The elements of set a that are not also in set b.

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SetMinus(a, b)the elements of `a` that are not also in `b`.

Domain: Collections

Details
  • Not commutative: generally differs from .
  • Removing elements that aren't present in `a` leaves it unchanged.
  • Identity: . See Intersection.
  • Subtracting a superset of `a` collapses the result to .
  • The result preserves encounter order rather than sorting into a canonical order.

Examples

See also: Union, Intersection