set
- noun
- /sɛt/
- Specialized
- Therefore, institutions are thought to operate under a set of rational procedures (Scott, 2001).
- response set
Examples
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The assessment program is keyed to a set of goals and objectives adopted by the school board.
Academic text (1992) -
After years of therapy, she finally achieved a healthier mental set regarding her challenges.
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Every choice has a set of consequences, right?
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Each with its own set of behaviors.
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Ascertaining the nature of the goals set was difficult, as few studies provided details.
Academic text (2015) -
And we will close today a brief set of final reflections.
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People who don't have a clear set of priorities.
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In effect, meaning-making has been turned into a set of independent variables.
Academic text (2008) -
Finally, many members of Congress operate with a different set of assumptions when dealing with DoD.
Academic text (1990) -
Mature widows have an important set of daily responsibilities around which to structure their lives.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
A usual way of behaving, thinking, or changing
A usual way of thinking that affects how a person acts
Willing and prepared to do something
A person's usual mood or natural way of behaving
A natural tendency to behave in a certain way
A natural liking or talent for something like music
Idioms
- Informal
To begin working very hard and not give up on a difficult task
- Archaic
To cause great excitement or a big effect, often said to mean something is not impressive
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of letters, numbers, and symbols used for writing and showing text
- Specialized
A set of complex numbers that makes a very detailed, repeating shape when drawn on a graph
- Archaic
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket
- Specialized
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
- Specialized
A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
- Specialized
A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
- Archaic
A simple early radio that uses a crystal to receive signals without a battery
- Specialized
A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes
A set of matching furniture for a room where people sit and relax, like a sofa and chairs
- UK
A toy with metal strips, plates, and wheels you join with nuts and bolts to build moving models
- Specialized
A computer design that uses a small set of simple commands to work faster
- Specialized
A computer design using a small set of simple instructions for faster processors that use less power
- Specialized
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
- Specialized
All the things we consider in a math problem, including every smaller group
- Specialized
Climbing gear that has a safety strap and two metal clips for via ferrata routes
How Fixed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (a mental or response tendency) comes from the idea of being fixed or prepared in a certain way, so a 'set' is a ready state of mind or habit. That's why a mental set can make you see or do things in a usual way.