关于集合运算计算器
The calculator treats each list as a set, dropping repeats, and compares the two. The union A ∪ B holds everything in either set, the intersection A ∩ B what is in both, the differences A − B and B − A what is in one but not the other, and the symmetric difference A △ B what is in exactly one. The Jaccard index |A ∩ B| ÷ |A ∪ B| scores the overlap from 0 for disjoint sets to 1 for identical ones.
Comparing customer or email lists, finding shared tags, checking what one version of a list adds or removes, and discrete-mathematics homework are typical uses. The default sets {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and {4, 5, 6, 7} share 2 of their 7 distinct items, so the Jaccard index is 2/7 ≈ 0.2857.
Items can be numbers or words, separated by commas, semicolons, new lines or spaces. Numbers are compared by value, so 1 and 1.0 are one item; words must match exactly, including capital letters. Results list numbers in order, then words alphabetically.
常见问题
What is the difference between union and intersection?
The union A ∪ B contains every element in A, in B or in both; the intersection A ∩ B contains only the elements in both. For A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {4, 5, 6, 7}, the union is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and the intersection is {4, 5}. The union is never smaller than either set, and the intersection never larger.
What is the symmetric difference of two sets?
The elements that are in exactly one of the two sets: A △ B = (A − B) ∪ (B − A), which is the union with the intersection removed. For {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and {4, 5, 6, 7} it is {1, 2, 3, 6, 7}. It behaves like XOR in logic, and Python's ^ operator computes it for sets.
How do you find the number of elements in a union?
Use the inclusion–exclusion principle: |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| − |A ∩ B|, subtracting the intersection because its elements were counted twice. With |A| = 5, |B| = 4 and |A ∩ B| = 2, the union has 5 + 4 − 2 = 7 elements. For three sets it extends to |A| + |B| + |C| − |A ∩ B| − |A ∩ C| − |B ∩ C| + |A ∩ B ∩ C|.
What is the Jaccard index?
A similarity score for two sets: the size of their intersection divided by the size of their union, from 0 for disjoint sets to 1 for identical ones. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and {4, 5, 6, 7} share 2 of 7 distinct items, a Jaccard index of 2/7 ≈ 0.2857. It is used to compare documents, tag sets and search results, and 1 minus the index is the Jaccard distance.
Is A − B the same as B − A?
No. A − B, also written A \ B, keeps the elements of A that are not in B, while B − A keeps the elements of B that are not in A. With A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {4, 5, 6, 7}, A − B = {1, 2, 3} but B − A = {6, 7}. The two differences never share an element, and together they form the symmetric difference.
“集合运算计算器”有多准确?
准确性取决于输入值和方法的假设。十进制运算使用50位有效数字,但估算、数值方法和源数据的精度可能较低;显示时的舍入并不能消除这些限制。 已按独立来源核验的计算示例:6。 例如,“{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and {4, 5, 6, 7}”根据Python set operators |, &, -, ^ on {1,2,3,4,5} and {4,5,6,7}; 2/7 = 0.285714进行核验。
这种方法出自哪里?
Wolfram MathWorld — Union, Intersection, Set Difference, Symmetric Difference; Python documentation — set types and operations.