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\n{$\bb R$}{the set of all real numbers}
\n{$\bb N$}{the set of all natural numbers, including 0}
+\n{${\bb N}^+$}{the set of all positive integers}
\n{$T[u,v]$}{the path in a tree~$T$ joining vertices $u$ and $v$ \[heavy]}
\n{$T[e]$}{the path in a tree~$T$ joining the endpoints of an~edge~$e$ \[heavy]}
\n{$A\symdiff B$}{symetric difference of sets: $(A\setminus B) \cup (B\setminus A)$}