"biset" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bisets [plural]
Etymology: bi- + set Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|set}} bi- + set Head templates: {{en-noun}} biset (plural bisets)
  1. (mathematics) A pair of ordered sets of the same magnitude. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-biset-en-noun-C-VWM~LN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 77 23 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: French biset. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|biset}} French biset Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biset (uncountable)
  1. A species of pigeon, Columba livia. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-biset-en-noun-QnFCT7QH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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