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Is there a special term for sets that are not contained in one another, but are not disjoint? That is, they share some elements but have elements in either that are not in the other.
A set that shares some elements but not disjoint is a set that has at least one common element with another set, but also has elements that are unique to the set.
A "set that shares all elements" is a set that has all the same elements as another set, while a "set that shares some elements but not disjoint" has at least one unique element.
Yes, it is possible for a "set that shares some elements but not disjoint" to have no common elements with another set. It just needs to have at least one unique element.
In mathematical notation, a "set that shares some elements but not disjoint" can be represented using the symbol ∩ to indicate the shared elements, and the symbol ∪ to indicate the unique elements. For example, if set A shares elements with set B but also has unique elements, it can be written as A ∩ B ∪ A.
Studying "sets that share some elements but not disjoint" can help in understanding relationships between different sets and identifying commonalities and differences. In various fields of science, this concept can be applied to analyze data and make connections between different variables.