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Set Theory Diagrams

Every diagram used on the set theory pages, in one place: 174 diagrams from 17 pages. Open one to read its explanation and jump to the exact section where it appears.

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A ∪ B, frozen

Set Operations › Union

A ∩ B, frozen

Set Operations › Intersection

A′, frozen

Set Operations › Complement

A ∖ B, frozen

Set Operations › Set Difference

A △ B, frozen

Set Operations › Symmetric Difference

A = B, frozen

Set Relationships › Equal Sets

Pairing off, and failing to

Set Relationships › Equivalent Sets

A ∩ B = ∅, frozen

Set Relationships › Disjoint Sets

Overlapping sets, frozen

Set Relationships › Overlapping Sets

Three blocks that fill the set

Set Relationships › Partitions

A ⊆ B, frozen

Subsets and Power Sets › Subsets

Three elements, three choices, eight subsets

Subsets and Power Sets › Number of Subsets

𝒫({a, b, c}), frozen

Subsets and Power Sets › Power Set

The bare anatomy

Venn Diagrams › What Are Venn Diagrams

The four regions, labeled

Venn Diagrams › Two-Set Venn Diagrams

A ∩ B ∩ C, frozen

Venn Diagrams › Three-Set Venn Diagrams

A ∪ (B ∩ C), frozen

Venn Diagrams › Shading Regions

(A ∪ B)ᶜ, frozen

Venn Diagrams › Using Venn Diagrams to Verify Set Identities

Why the correction term exists

Cardinality › Finite Sets

The rule n ↦ 2n, on an infinite set and on a finite one

Cardinality › Infinite Sets

Listing the positive rationals

Cardinality › Countable Sets

Cantor's diagonal, five rows deep

Cardinality › Uncountable Sets

A ⊆ B: every element of A is an element of B

Set Theory Basics: Terminology and Core Concepts › Relationships Between Sets

A ∩ B: the shaded overlap

Set Theory Basics: Terminology and Core Concepts › Operations on Sets

A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C), frozen

Set Theory Rules › Distributive Laws

(A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′, frozen

Set Theory Rules › De Morgan’s Laws

Before any term, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › Nothing Counted Yet

Every overlap zero, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › When Nothing Overlaps

Sizes that cannot happen, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › Sizes That Cannot Happen

|A| and |B| applied, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › A Term Being Added

All three sets in, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › All the Sets Are In

Subtracting |A ∩ B|, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › A Term Being Subtracted

All three subtractions done, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › The Centre Falls to Zero

All seven terms applied, frozen

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › Every Region Counted Once

All terms applied, still not resolved

Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Explorer › When the Walk-Through Does Not Resolve

Elements box empty, frozen

Power Set Explorer › An Empty Elements Box

a, b, a — frozen

Power Set Explorer › A Repeated Element

Five elements, frozen at the cap

Power Set Explorer › Past Five Elements

A one-element set, frozen

Power Set Explorer › A One-Element Set

Three elements, nothing selected

Power Set Explorer › The Whole Lattice, Nothing Selected

The empty set selected, frozen

Power Set Explorer › The Empty Set at the Bottom

The whole set selected, frozen

Power Set Explorer › The Whole Set at the Top

A singleton selected, frozen

Power Set Explorer › A Singleton Selected

A pair inside a four-element set, frozen

Power Set Explorer › A Subset in the Middle

No condition after the bar, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › An Empty Condition

−4 against a domain of ℕ, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › A Number Outside the Domain

x < 4 over the naturals, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › The Ordinary Bounded Case

Even and below twelve, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › Two Conditions Joined by And

Even or below twelve, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › Two Conditions Joined by Or

7 tested against the primes, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › A Candidate That Passes

9 tested against the primes, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › A Candidate That Fails

Even and odd at once, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › Nothing Passes the Filter

Prime and even, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › Exactly One Survivor

The even naturals, frozen

Set-Builder Notation Explorer › A Set Too Big to List

Set A, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Set A on Its Own

Set B, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Set B on Its Own

Set C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Set C on Its Own

Universal set U, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Universal Set U

Empty set ∅, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Empty Set

Complement A′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of A

Complement B′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of B

Complement C′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of C

A ∩ B ∩ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Triple Intersection

A ∩ B, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Pairwise Intersection A ∩ B

A ∩ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Pairwise Intersection A ∩ C

B ∩ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Pairwise Intersection B ∩ C

A ∪ B ∪ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Triple Union

A ∪ B, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Pairwise Union A ∪ B

A ∪ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Pairwise Union A ∪ C

B ∪ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Pairwise Union B ∪ C

A ∖ B, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference A Minus B

A ∖ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference A Minus C

B ∖ A, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference B Minus A

B ∖ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference B Minus C

C ∖ A, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference C Minus A

C ∖ B, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference C Minus B

A ∖ (B ∪ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Only in A

B ∖ (A ∪ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Only in B

C ∖ (A ∪ B), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Only in C

(A ∪ B) ∖ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Union of A and B Minus C

A △ B, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Symmetric Difference of A and B

A △ B △ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Triple Symmetric Difference

A ∩ B ∩ C′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › In A and B but Not C

A ∩ B′ ∩ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › In A and C but Not B

A′ ∩ B ∩ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › In B and C but Not A

A ∩ (B ∪ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › A Intersected with B Union C

(A ∪ B) ∩ C, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › A Union B Intersected with C

A ∪ (B ∩ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › A United with B Intersect C

Exactly one, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Exactly One of the Three Sets

Exactly two, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Exactly Two of the Three Sets

At least two, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › At Least Two of the Three Sets

At most one, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › At Most One of the Three Sets

(A ∪ B ∪ C)′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Triple Union

(A ∩ B ∩ C)′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Triple Intersection

Set A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Set A on Its Own

Set B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Set B on Its Own

Universal set U, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Universal Set U

Empty set ∅, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Empty Set

Complement A′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of A

Complement B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of B

Intersection A ∩ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Intersection of A and B

Union A ∪ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Union of A and B

Difference A ∖ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference A Minus B

Difference B ∖ A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Difference B Minus A

Symmetric difference A △ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Symmetric Difference

A ∪ B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Union of A with the Complement of B

A′ ∪ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Union of the Complement of A with B

(A ∪ B)′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Union

(A ∩ B)′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Intersection

A ⊆ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › A as a Subset of B

B ⊆ A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › B as a Subset of A

Disjoint sets, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Disjoint Sets

Equal sets, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Basic Identities Explorer › Equal Sets

A ∪ A = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Idempotent Law for Union

A ∩ A = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Idempotent Law for Intersection

A ∪ B = B ∪ A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Commutative Law for Union

A ∩ B = B ∩ A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Commutative Law for Intersection

A ∪ ∅ = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Union with the Empty Set

A ∩ U = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Intersection with the Universe

A ∩ ∅ = ∅, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Intersection with the Empty Set

A ∪ U = U, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Union with the Universe

A ∪ A′ = U, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › A Set United with Its Complement

A ∩ A′ = ∅, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › A Set Intersected with Its Complement

(A′)′ = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Double Complement

U′ = ∅, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Universe

∅′ = U, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Empty Set

(A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › De Morgan's Law for the Union

(A ∩ B)′ = A′ ∪ B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › De Morgan's Law for the Intersection

A ∪ (A ∩ B) = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Absorption by Union

A ∩ (A ∪ B) = A, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Absorption by Intersection

A ∖ B = A ∩ B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Difference as Intersection

B ∖ A = A′ ∩ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Reversed Difference

A △ B = (A ∖ B) ∪ (B ∖ A), frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Symmetric Difference from Two Differences

A △ B = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∩ B)′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › Symmetric Difference as Union Minus Intersection

(A △ B)′ = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∪ B)′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Symmetric Difference

(A′ ∪ B)′ = A ∩ B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of A′ ∪ B

(A ∪ B′)′ = A′ ∩ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of A ∪ B′

(A ∩ B′)′ = A′ ∪ B, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of A ∩ B′

(A′ ∩ B)′ = A ∪ B′, frozen

Two-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Identities Explorer › The Complement of A′ ∩ B

(A ∪ B) ∪ C = A ∪ (B ∪ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Associativity of Union

(A ∩ B) ∩ C = A ∩ (B ∩ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Associativity of Intersection

(A △ B) △ C = A △ (B △ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Associativity of the Symmetric Difference

A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Intersection Distributes over Union

A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Union Distributes over Intersection

(A ∪ B ∪ C)′ = A′ ∩ B′ ∩ C′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Triple Union

(A ∩ B ∩ C)′ = A′ ∪ B′ ∪ C′, frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › The Complement of the Triple Intersection

A ∖ (B ∪ C) = (A ∖ B) ∩ (A ∖ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Difference over a Union

A ∖ (B ∩ C) = (A ∖ B) ∪ (A ∖ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › Difference over an Intersection

(A ∪ B) ∖ C = (A ∖ C) ∪ (B ∖ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › A Union Minus a Set

(A ∩ B) ∖ C = A ∩ (B ∖ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › An Intersection Minus a Set

(A ∖ B) ∖ C = A ∖ (B ∪ C), frozen

Three-Set Venn Diagram Laws and Complex Identities Explorer › The Nested Difference

Two sets: A ∩ B, A ∪ B, A ⊕ B, Aᶜ

Venn Diagram Generator › The Four Operations on Two Sets

A ∩ B under the Disjoint and A ⊆ B layouts

Venn Diagram Generator › Layouts Change Which Regions Exist

Three sets: A ∩ B ∩ C, then (A ∪ B)ᶜ

Venn Diagram Generator › Three Sets and De Morgan's Law

Four sets (A ∩ B) and five sets (A ∩ B ∩ C)

Venn Diagram Generator › Four and Five Sets

A single index, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › One Set Is Not a Family

Three terms in, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › The Pattern Is Still Forming

Multiples of the index, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › The Running Intersection Is an LCM

Three sets on a Venn diagram, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › The Finite Chain

Sliding tails, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › The General Case

[−i, i] at five terms, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › Bounded Sets, Unbounded Union

A downward-nested family, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › When the Union Stops Growing

An upward-nested family, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › When the Intersection Stops Shrinking

(0, 1/i] at six terms, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › An Empty Intersection of Non-Empty Sets

[0, 1/i] at six terms, frozen

Indexed Union and Intersection Explorer › When One Bracket Decides the Answer

No expression yet, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › An Empty Expression Box

A ∩ (B ∪ C) on three sets, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › An Ordinary Mixed Column

A ∩ B with the A-only row picked, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › One Row, One Region

A ∪ (B — frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › An Expression That Will Not Parse

A ∩ C in two-set mode, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › A Set That Is Not on the Diagram

A ∪ Aᶜ, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › Every Region Shaded

A ∩ Aᶜ, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › No Region Shaded

Aᶜ ∪ B, frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › When the Column Has a Name

A ∩ (A ∪ B), frozen

Venn Diagram and Truth Table Explorer › A Column That Ignores a Set

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