Not-an-element-of sign

The not-an-element-of sign ∉ says that an item is absent from a set. For example, 2 ∉ {1, 3, 5}.

IN FOCUS∉

NOT AN ELEMENT OF

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Meaning and context

The not-an-element-of sign ∉ says that an item is absent from a set. For example, 2 ∉ {1, 3, 5}.

How to use it

Define the set and keep the excluded object on the left. A short explanatory sentence is useful when the notation appears in an interface or introductory note.

Examples

Excluded number

2 ∉ {1, 3, 5}

Two is absent from this set.

Defined categories

Let S = {draft, review}; published ∉ S.

The statement uses an explicitly defined set of labels.

Similar shapes, different characters

∈

Element-of

U+2208

Removing the stroke changes the claim to membership.

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≠

Not-equal

U+2260

Inequality compares values; it does not express membership.

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