Mathematical Operations Part 1

Sets support mathematical operations such as union, intersection, difference, and symmetric difference. These operations are useful for comparing and combining sets in various ways.

Union (| or union()): Combines the elements from both sets, excluding duplicates.

set1 = {1, 2, 3}
set2 = {3, 4, 5}
union_set = set1 | set2
print(union_set)
# Output: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

Intersection (& or intersection()): Returns a set containing only the elements that are common to both sets.

set1 = {1, 2, 3}
set2 = {3, 4, 5}
intersection_set = set1 & set2
print(intersection_set)
# Output: {3}

Difference (- or difference()): Returns a set containing the elements that are in the first set but not in the second set.

set1 = {1, 2, 3}
set2 = {3, 4, 5}
difference_set = set1 - set2
print(difference_set)
# Output: {1, 2}

Symmetric Difference (^ or symmetric_difference()): Returns a set containing the elements that are in either of the sets, but not in both.

set1 = {1, 2, 3}
set2 = {3, 4, 5}
symmetric_difference_set = set1 ^ set2
print(symmetric_difference_set)
# Output: {1, 2, 4, 5}