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sets

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sets.

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Quick take

(informal) Set theory.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sets gathered in one view.

noun

(informal) Set theory.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sets.

noun

(informal) Set theory.

Example sentences

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It would be better to say that infinite sets are fundamentally unphysical, since there are no actual infinities.

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Basically, whenever you have uncountable sets, they come along with some topological structure which must be handled continuously.

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The property owner sets up a situation where workers can sell goods at a table, and connect with customers.

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Once you've got your sets there's a variety of study games they have to help you learn your words.

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On the other hand, you could prove a metatheoretic result, constructing a model which only contains sets which are forced to exist by some finite formula (and therefore the model is countable).

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And where are the nice instruction sets as evidenced by the PDP-10 and family?

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It's not a mirror of the site, but more of a crowdsourced off-site backup effort (currently limited to a couple of data sets).

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The emoji sets used by Japanese cell phone carriers contain a large number of characters for emoticon images, along with many other non-emoticon emoji.

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In churches, there are large sets of beliefs that are axiomatic.

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Do emojis always look the same or are there different sets?

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If you enjoy large data sets, analytics, real-time streams, web applications, etc., you will love working with us.

Quote examples

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"The Principle of Generative Pluralism" sets up the false dichotomies of hardware-centric/software-centric and car-centric/smartphone-centric.

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Some notes about using sets to represent types: Firstly the symbol you are using for "subset of" is in fact the symbol for " strict subset of".

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Your age, the buzzwords ("skill sets") on your CV, lack of college degree, possibly lack of recent relevant experience -- all of those can be negatives and will keep you out of a lot of jobs.

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"A Tale of Two Computers" prematurely sets up mainframes as obsolete compared to distributed networked computers (they are not exclusive) and makes the error of ascribing a low-level property to an ephemeral, unimportant abstraction - its marvel at the hashtag when the core idea of networking has enabled the same for much longer, and will continue to.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sets in a sentence?

Join us to be part of the foundational team that sets the trajectory for what this company becomes.

What does sets mean?

(informal) Set theory.

What part of speech is sets?

sets is commonly used as noun.