720 Glossary of Symbols
LOGIC
Symbol Meaning
/\, V and, or
::::} implies (if ... then ... )
~ the converse of ::::}
¢:? if and only if (iff)
not
is logically equivalent to
\Ix for all x
:J x 3 there exists an x such that
Symbol Meaning
SETS
E belongs to (is a member of)
{a,b,c,· · ·} set containing a, b, c, · · ·
{x: P(x)} set of all x such that P(x)
u, n union, intersection
Ac complement of A
B-A complement of A in B
u the universal set
0 the empty set
c is a subset of
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{A>.: .>-E A} family of sets A>., indexed by .>-E A 617
U>.EAA>. union of sets A>., .>-E A^617
n>.EA A>. intersection of sets A>., A E A^617
As:! B A and B are equivalent sets. 126
x+A {x +a: a EA} 357
xA {xa: a EA} 357
- A {-a: a EA} 357
A+B {a+b:aEA, bEB} 358