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Union (set theory)
Set of elements in any of some sets / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In set theory, the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of sets is the set of all elements in the collection.[1] It is one of the fundamental operations through which sets can be combined and related to each other.
A nullary union refers to a union of zero () sets and it is by definition equal to the empty set.
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