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difference
1. Maths
a. the result of the subtraction of one number, quantity, etc., from another
b. the single number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend; remainder
2. Logic another name for differentia
3. Maths of two sets
a. the set of members of the first that are not members of the second.
b. symmetric difference the set of members of one but not both of the given sets.

difference [′dif·rəns]
(mathematics)
The result of subtracting one number from another.
The difference between two setsAandBis the set consisting of all elements ofAwhich do not belong toB;denotedA-B.


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