data set

Or da·ta·set

[dey-tuh-set]

noun

Computers.

1. a collection of data records for computer processing.

2. (not in technical use),  modem.

data set

noun

1. computing another name for file 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of data set¹

1955–60 data set ( def. 2 ); 1970–75 data set ( def. 1 )

Example Sentences

Drawing on nearly 90,000 assessments, the largest data set of its kind, the results challenge the conventional wisdom about the primacy of family in our culture, with implications both personal and professional.

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The low point for private employment in ADP’s pulse data set actually came the week of Aug. 30, when private payrolls shed a four-week moving average of 17,750 jobs.

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Initial jobless claims, a volatile weekly data set, have also edged lower in the weeks since mid-October.

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The team also looked at a body fat data set from 252 adults that included weight, abdomen size and other body measurements.

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A standard deviation is a statistical measure of how spread out a data set is from its mean.

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