OperatorSymbol

Union

The operation that collects elements belonging to either set.

What it means

Description

The operation that collects elements belonging to either set.

In mathematics

Mathematical Usage

  • Combine all elements from sets
  • Event union in probability

In science

Scientific Usage

  • Combined state spaces

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Interesting Fact

The symbol ∪, introduced by Giuseppe Peano in 1888, was referred to as 'disjunction' in logic and also as 'logical sum' by Peano. It is read as 'or'.