Algebra of sets
a nonempty collection of sets having the property that the union of two sets of the collection is a set of the collection and the complement of each set of the collection is a set in the collection.
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of, occurring in, or utilizing . Mathematics. of or relating to an element that is the root of a polynomial equation with coefficients from some given field: is algebraic over the field of real numbers. using arbitrary letters or symbols in place of the letters, symbols, or numbers of an actual application. Historical Examples It […]
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