Set

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Set, The Set, SET or SETS may refer to:

Science, technology, and mathematics

Mathematics

  • Set (mathematics), a collection of elements
  • Category of sets, the category whose objects and morphisms are sets and total functions, respectively

Electronics and computing

  • Set (abstract data type), a data type in computer science that is a collection of unique values
    • Set (C++), a set implementation in the C++ Standard Library
  • Set (command), a command for setting values of environment variables in Unix and Microsoft operating-systems
  • Secure Electronic Transaction, a standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over insecure networks
  • Single-electron transistor, a device to amplify currents in nanoelectronics
  • Single-ended triode, a type of electronic amplifier
  • Set!, a programming syntax in the scheme programming language

Biology and psychology

  • Set (psychology), a set of expectations which shapes perception or thought
  • Set or sett, a badger's den
  • Set, a small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, especially:
    • Potato set
    • Onion set
  • SET (gene), gene for a human protein involved in apoptosis, transcription and nucleosome assembly
  • Single Embryo Transfer, used in in vitro fertilization

Physics and chemistry

  • A chemical change in an adhesive from unbonded to bonded
    • Set, to make/become solid; see Solidification
  • Stress–energy tensor, a physical quantity in the theory of fields
  • Single electron transfer

Other uses in science and technology

  • Saw set, the process of setting the teeth of a saw so each tooth protrudes to the side of the blade
  • Scalar expectancy theory, a model of the processes that govern behavior controlled by time
  • Science, Engineering & Technology, e.g. The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards
  • Setting (typesetting), the act of typesetting a publication for print or display
  • Simulated Emergency Test, an amateur radio training exercise
  • Software Engineer in Test, a Quality Assurance job title in some software companies
  • Strategic Energy Technologies Plan of the European Union
  • Suzuki SET, Suzuki Exhaust Tuning of motorcycles
  • Set Catena, a pit chain on Neptune's largest moon Triton

Arts and entertainment

Comics and literature

  • Set (comics), the chief deity of the Stygian people in Robert E. Howard's stories of Conan the Barbarian and the later Marvel comics series

Dance

Film, television and theatre

Music

  • DJ set or DJ mix, a musical performance by a DJ
  • Set theory (music), dealing with concepts for categorizing musical objects and describing their relationships
  • Set (music), a collection of discrete entities, for example pitch sets, duration sets, and timbre sets
  • Set (Thompson Twins album)
  • Set (Alex Chilton album)
  • Set list, a list of songs to be played during musical performances
  • "Set", a song from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 2023 album The Silver Cord

Businesses and organizations

Religion

  • Set (deity) or Seth, an ancient Egyptian deity
  • Set or Seth, a Biblical character, a son of Adam and Eve

Sport and games

  • Set (darts), a sequence of games
  • Set (card game)
  • Set (cards), two or more cards of the same rank
    • Three of a kind (poker), a type of poker hand
  • Set (dominoes), the first play in dominoes
  • Set, a signal used in American football
  • The set, a pitching position in baseball
  • Set, a unit of play in tennis
  • Set, a team's second contact with the ball in volleyball
  • Set, a group of repetitions in weight training
  • Set (video game), a group of items that adds specific bonuses

Other uses

See also

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  • Reset (disambiguation)
  • Digital set (disambiguation)
  • Seti (disambiguation)
  • Sett (disambiguation)
  • Sette (disambiguation)
  • Setting (disambiguation)
  • Setup (disambiguation)
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