"universal set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: universal sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} universal set (plural universal sets)
  1. (set theory) A set large enough to contain all sets under consideration in the current context. Wikipedia link: universal set Categories (topical): Set theory Synonyms: universal class, universe Translations (set): 全集 (quánjí) (Chinese Mandarin), universaalijoukko (Finnish), Universum [masculine] (German), 普遍集合 (fuhen shūgō) (alt: ふへんしゅうごう) (Japanese), set universal [neuter] (Romanian), univerzalni skup [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lahatang tangkas (Tagalog), set gynhwysol [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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