power set

power set

noun Mathematics.
the collection of all subsets of a given set.

Origin:
1950–55
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Power set is always a great word to know.
So is coefficient. Does it mean:
a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set
a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x
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power set
 
n
maths, logic a set the elements of which are all the subsets of a given set

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