Index of Symbols

Notation Description
¬P Not p
p ∧ q p and q
p ∨ q p or q
p ↔ q p if and only if q
p → q p implies q
Implies tautology
If and only if tautology
Universal quantifier
Existential quantifier
a | b a divides b
a ∤ b a does not divide b
x ∈ S x is in S
x ∉ S X is not in S
{ } Set definition
{ | } Set builder notation
Z Set of integers
N Set of natural numbers
R Set of real numbers
Q Set of rational numbers
A ⊆ B A is a subset of B
Empty set
AB A union B
AB A intersect B
A' Complement of A
A × B Cartesian product of A and B
P (X) Power set of X
|X| Number of elements in X
A \ B Set difference of A and B
f : X → Y Function from X to Y
1X Identity function ...

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