Complementation (original) (raw)

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The process of taking the complement of a set or truth function. In the latter case, complementation is equivalent to the NOT operation.

See also

Complement, NOT

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Complementation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Complementation.html

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• Foundations of Mathematics
• Logic
• Logical Operations