[Math] Notation for cartesian product except one set

elementary-set-theorynotation

Let's say I have a list of sets $S_i$, for $i=1,\ldots,n$. We often write the cartesian product of all these sets, with the exception of $S_k$ as:

$$S=S_1\times\cdots\times S_{k-1}\times S_{k+1}\times\cdots\times S_n$$

Is there a more succinct way to write it?

Best Answer

In Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_product), I found something, which might be what you are looking for: $\prod_{n=1}^k \Bbb{R} = \Bbb{R}\times \Bbb{R} \times\cdots\times \Bbb{R} = \Bbb{R}^k$. So maybe something like this one is also valid: $$\prod_{\scriptstyle i = 1\atop\scriptstyle i \ne k}^nS_i$$

where $S_i$ is the $i^\text{th}$ set of the list you mentioned.

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