1. Mar 15, 2006 #1

   physicsuser

   

   Hi, stupid question but what does A\B mean?

    

   physicsuser, Mar 15, 2006
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3. Mar 15, 2006 #2

   chroot

   

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   You might want to provide some context to the question. Otherwise, it's meaningless.
   
   It might mean "A divided by B" or "A given B" or any number of other things.
   
   - Warren

    

   chroot, Mar 15, 2006
4. Mar 15, 2006 #3

   Galileo

   

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   If A and B are sets:
   [tex]A\setminus B=\{x\in A | x\notin B\}[/tex]
   
   Sometimes also written as A-B.

    

   Galileo, Mar 15, 2006
5. Mar 15, 2006 #4

   physicsuser

   

   A and B are sets....
   
   X is improper subset of A\B
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_theorem#Graph_theory
   they have S\T

    

   physicsuser, Mar 15, 2006

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