power set

American  

noun

Mathematics.

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

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power set British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of power set

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The program also includes two new works: “Brel,” a male solo of breadth and power set to music by Jacques Brel; and “The Ballet Master” to music by Simeon ten Holt and Vivaldi, in which Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and Dulcinea make an appearance by way of the performers John Selya, Daniel Ulbricht and Cassandra Trenary.

From New York Times

In almost half of such occasions, hospitals, especially large ones with market power, set their cash prices lower than their median negotiated prices for insurers.

From Washington Post

Tolkien “The Lord of the Rings” franchise, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” set records for Prime Video viewership, Jassy said in the memo, noting the series has “driven more Prime sign-ups worldwide during its launch window than any other previous content.”

From Los Angeles Times

Six episodes in, the Amazon series “The Rings of Power,” set before Tolkien’s trilogy and drawing from details in its six appendices, seems poised to solve some of them, including longstanding questions about the origin of the orcs, the fate of the Blue Wizards and what Sauron got up to during the centuries after Morgoth’s defeat.

From New York Times

His rise to power set in motion a series of revolutionary changes that led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

From New York Times