Meanings
nounrelative complement (plural relative complements)
plural relative complements
- mathematicsThe set containing exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A.
Synonyms: set difference, set-theoretic difference
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe set containing exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A.
Translations
Czech množinový rozdíl
- množinový rozdílset of elements contained in one set but not another
Danish mængdedifferens
- mængdedifferensset of elements contained in one set but not another
Finnish joukkoerotus
- joukkoerotusset of elements contained in one set but not another
Icelandic mengjamunur, mengjamismunur
- mengjamunurset of elements contained in one set but not another
- mengjamismunurset of elements contained in one set but not another
Italian complemento relativo
- complemento relativoset of elements contained in one set but not another
Japanese 差集合
- 差集合 (sashūgō)set of elements contained in one set but not another
Korean 차집합
- 차집합 (chajiphap)set of elements contained in one set but not another
Polish dopełnienie względne
- dopełnienie względneset of elements contained in one set but not another
Romanian complement relativ
- complement relativset of elements contained in one set but not another
Spanish complemento relativo
- complemento relativoset of elements contained in one set but not another
Cite this entry
APA
relative complement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20complement
MLA
“relative complement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20complement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relative complement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20complement.
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