Definition (Sum set / difference set / etc). Let G be an abelian group and let A,B⊂G.
The sumset A+B is the set {x+y:x∈A,y∈B}.
The difference set A−B is the set {x−y:x∈A,y∈B}.
We write 2A for A+A, 3A for A+A+A, etc.