Sometimes we may consider all sets as being subsets of some given universal set, .
Given a universal set and , the complement of , , is the set $$ \begin{aligned} \bar A &= U - A \\ &= \{ x \in U | x \notin A \} \end{aligned} $$
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Sometimes we may consider all sets as being subsets of some given universal set, .
Given a universal set and , the complement of , , is the set $$ \begin{aligned} \bar A &= U - A \\ &= \{ x \in U | x \notin A \} \end{aligned} $$
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