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Elements in exactly one of two sets

In mathematics, the symmetric difference of two sets, also known as the disjunctive union and set sum, is the set of elements which are in either of the sets, but not in their intersection. For example, the symmetric difference of the sets and is. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Hecke Algebras, Difference Operators, and Quasi-Symmetric FunctionsCited 53 times
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Noun 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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