or it is obvious and unique, then the absolute complement of is the relative complement of in :

The absolute complement of is usually denoted by . Other notations include ,

Examples

* Assume that the universe is the set of integers. If is the set of odd numbers, then the complement of is the set of even numbers. If is the set of multiples of 3, then the complement of is the set of numbers congruent

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