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# remove(_:within:)

Removes the range that contains only the specified index from the range
set.

```
mutating func remove<C>(_ index: Bound, within collection: C) where Bound == C.Index, C : Collection
```

## Parameters

`index`

The index to remove from the range set. `index` must be a
valid index of `collection` that isn’t the collection’s `endIndex`.

`collection`

The collection that contains `index`.

## Discussion> Complexity: O(*n*), where *n* is the number of ranges in the range
> set.

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