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Power Set in the Musical Context
Power Set Power set of a set A is the set whose members are all possible subsets of A. For example, the power set of {1, 2} is {{}, {1}, {2}, {1,2} } . A larger more complex example can be shown using the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}: Since the power[…]
Cartesian Product in the Musical Context
Cartesian Product The Cartesian Product of A and B, denoted A × B, is the set whose members are all possible ordered pairs (a,b) where a is a member of A and b is a member of B. The cartesian product of {1, 2} and {red, white} is {(1, red), (1, white), (2, red), (2,[…]
Symmetric Difference
Symmetric Difference in the Musical Context Symmetric Difference of sets A and B, denoted A △ B or A ? B, is the set of all objects that are a member of exactly one of A and B (elements which are in one of the sets, but not in both). For instance, for the sets[…]
Set Difference
Set Difference in the Musical Context Set difference of U and A, denoted U \ A, is the set of all members of U that are not members of A. The set difference {1,2,3} \ {2,3,4} is {1}, while, conversely, the set difference {2,3,4} \ {1,2,3} is {4} . When A is a subset of[…]