Definition of Set. Meaning of Set. Synonyms of Set

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Definition of Set

Set
Set Set, a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle. ``The set phrase of peace.' --Shak. 4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer. 5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted. Set hammer. (a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened upon the handle, but may be reversed. --Knight. (b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc. Set line, a line to which a number of baited hooks are attached, and which, supported by floats and properly secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the fisherman. Set nut, a jam nut or lock nut. See under Nut. Set screw (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine, tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from slipping upon the other. Set speech, a speech carefully prepared before it is delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech.
Set
Set Set, n. 1. (Textiles) Any of various standards of measurement of the fineness of cloth; specif., the number of reeds in one inch and the number of threads in each reed. The exact meaning varies according to the location where it is used. Sometimes written sett. 2. A stone, commonly of granite, shaped like a short brick and usually somewhat larger than one, used for street paving. Commonly written sett. 3. Camber of a curved roofing tile. 4. The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit; as, the set of a coat. [Colloq.]

Meaning of Set from wikipedia

- Look up set in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Set, The Set, SET or SETS may refer to: Set (mathematics), a collection of elements Category of sets, the...
- other sets. A set may have a finite number of elements or be an infinite set. There is a unique set with no elements, called the empty set; a set with...
- Set (/sɛt/; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ or: Seth /sɛθ/) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion...
- Set theory is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets, which can be informally described as collections of objects. Although objects of any...
- The Mandelbrot set (/ˈmændəlbroʊt, -brɒt/) is a two-dimensional set with a relatively simple definition that exhibits great complexity, especially as it...
- mathematics, an index set is a set whose members label (or index) members of another set. For instance, if the elements of a set A may be indexed or labeled...
- the Julia set and the Fatou set are two complementary sets (Julia "laces" and Fatou "dusts") defined from a function. Informally, the Fatou set of the function...
- In anthropology, an age set is a social category or corporate social group, consisting of people of similar age, who have a common identity, maintain...
- A boxed set or (its US name) box set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally...
- Working set is a concept in computer science which defines the amount of memory that a process requires in a given time interval. Peter Denning (1968)...