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Databases Querying Relational Databases Database Normalization Set Theory and Relational Databases

Mohammad Laif
PLUS
Mohammad Laif
Courses Plus Student 22,297 Points

Is Except the opposite of Intersect in sets?

My mind get a little foggy and uncertainty!!!. Could someone help me clear some of that fog about Except. Is Except in sets the opposite of Intersect? Also Is it the same as XOR gate?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

:point_right: EXCEPT and INTERSECT are not exact opposites.

The difference between the set combinations is perhaps best explained by this image from www.essentialsql.com:

sets