\ominus

The \ominus symbol represents the binary operation of subtraction or a similar operation in various mathematical contexts. It is often used to denote a specific type of subtraction or difference operation, such as in set theory or vector spaces.

Examples

Set difference, representing elements in A that are not in B.

A \ominus B

A general subtraction operation between two elements x and y.

x \ominus y

Vector subtraction, representing the difference between vectors v and w.

v \ominus w