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Ruby | Set difference() function

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025
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The difference is an inbuilt method in Ruby that returns a new set built by duplicating the set, removing every element that appears in the given enumerable object.
Syntax: s1.name - s2.name Parameters: The function does not takes any parameter. Return Value: It returns a new set built by duplicating the set, removing every element that appears in the given enumerable object.
Example 1: Ruby
# Ruby program to illustrate the difference method 
 
# requires the set 
require "set"
 
s1 = Set[1, 2, 4]
s2 = Set[1, 2, 3] 
 
# difference method used
s3 = s1.difference(s2)
 
# Prints the s3 
puts s3
Output:
Set: {4}
Example 2: Ruby
# Ruby program to illustrate the difference method 
 
# requires the set 
require "set"
 
s1 = Set[1, 2, 4]
s2 = Set[6, 5, 3] 
 
# difference method used
s3 = s1.difference(s2)
  
# Prints the s3 
puts s3
Output:
Set: {1, 2, 4}

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