UNIVERSAL SET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration

Example:

all other sets are subsets of the universal set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("universal set" is a kind of...):

set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

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