power set

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the collection of all subsets of a given set.

power set

noun

1. maths logic a set the elements of which are all the subsets of a given set

Word History and Origins

Origin of power set¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

He can also control people’s emotions, a power set that can lean slightly problematic depending on how he’s written.

From Vox

It is an error to think of such things as power set up in equality against justice and right living.

From Project Gutenberg

And the outcome, like the outcome of the autumn, is this: there is, a new power set free; a power of multiplying life around.

From Project Gutenberg

But at present I say no more on the genius and character of the power set up in France.

From Project Gutenberg

Bureaucracy, a gigantic power set in motion by dwarfs, was generated in this way.

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