coset

[ koh-set ]

/ ˈkoʊ sɛt /

noun Mathematics.

a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.

Nearby words

cosecant, cosech, coseismal, cosell, cosenza, coset, cosgrave, cosh, cosher, coshocton, cosign

Origin of coset

First recorded in 1925–30; co- + set