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Question: What typical textbook symbol for the complement of a set will Maple accept?

Question:What typical textbook symbol for the complement of a set will Maple accept?

J Rod 75 Maple
probability
April 07 2013
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I can define a discrete, finite universal set U, say the digits 1-5.

U:={1,2,3,4,5}

I can define a subset such as

X:={2,4}

Maple will compute the complement

U\X

but I cannot find any common textbook way of naming that complement that Maple will accept.  I cannot use a superscript c.  I cannot use a prime.  I cannot use an apostrophe.  I cannot use an overbar. Yes, I can type any of those using the various symbol pallets, but everyone leads to an error message.  Yes, I can use an unrelated symbol

C:=U\X

but that hides the fact that I now have the complement of X in succeeding statements.

 
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