universal set
- noun
- /ˈjuːnɪvɜrsl sɛt/
- Specialized
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conjunto universal
- On the other hand, if you take the intersection of a set with the universal set, what is left is just the set itself.
Examples
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OK, so here we have our universal set U, our rectangle is U.
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When solving problems in mathematics, it is crucial to define the universal set U clearly, as all subsets derive from it.
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There is no universal set of legal guidelines for landlords, however, on how to protect tenants and avoid liability.
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One of the most universal sets of standards is published by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association.
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The development of standards, which present a universal set of musical skills and concepts, is intended to minimize a random or casual approach to what is taught.
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They are usually general in nature, focusing on a universal set of entrepreneurship skills for new business development.
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These principles thus imply a universal hierarchy of bureaucracy and a universal set of understandings about the management of discourse parameters within that hierarchy.
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Akabayashi justifies family-facilitated informed consent by appealing to "a form of autonomy" commensurable with the absolute principle of autonomy, part of the universal set of moral principles.
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In set theory, the universal set U includes every element from which other sets are formed.
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The universal set S for a given problem contains all possible outcomes that can be considered.
Synonyms
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All the people or things you look at when you study something
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally transparent: 'universal' (applying to all) modifies 'set' (a collection), so it directly conveys a set that contains all elements under consideration. Although mathematical, the adjective+noun meaning is regular and cross-linguistically comparable, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Universal set is like a big box that holds everything you are talking about in a problem. In Venn diagrams the rectangle around the circles shows this box, so the universal set 'contains' every element and other sets are inside it.