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coset

[ koh-set ]
/ ˈkoʊ sɛt /
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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.
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Origin of coset

First recorded in 1925–30; co- + set
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