Symbols:Set Theory/Symmetric Difference

Symmetric Difference


The symmetric difference between two sets $S$ and $T$ is denoted $S * T$ and consists of all the elements in either set, but not in both.


 * $S * T := \paren {S \setminus T} \cup \paren {T \setminus S}$

Also see
See:
 * Symbols:Multiplication (Arithmetic)
 * Symbols:General Operation

for other uses of this symbol.