Universal set (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Meaning:

(mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration

Example:

all other sets are subsets of the universal set

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("universal set" is a kind of...):

set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)