Set Difference with Set Difference
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Theorem
The set difference with the set difference of two sets is the intersection of the two sets:
- $S \setminus \paren {S \setminus T} = S \cap T = T \setminus \paren {T \setminus S}$
Proof 1
\(\ds S \setminus \paren {S \setminus T}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {S \setminus S} \cup \paren {S \cap T}\) | Set Difference with Set Difference is Union of Set Difference with Intersection | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \O \cup \paren {S \cap T}\) | Set Difference with Self is Empty Set | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds S \cap T\) | Union with Empty Set |
Interchanging $S$ and $T$:
\(\ds T \setminus \paren {T \setminus S}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds T \cap S\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds S \cap T\) | Intersection is Commutative |
$\blacksquare$
Proof 2
From the Axiom of Transitivity, all sets are classes.
The result then follows from Class Difference with Class Difference.
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