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SET THEORY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does set theory mean?

• SET THEORY (noun)
The noun SET THEORY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets

Familiarity information: SET THEORY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SET THEORY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)

Domain category:

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

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