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Set Dai De — was a Kiowa chief during the American Civil War. He used armed resistance against the American government, which was trying to force his people onto a reservation. He was brought before a general to answer for his actions. He took full… … Wikipedia
Set theory (music) — Example of Z relation on two pitch sets analyzable as or derivable from Z17 (Schuijer 2008, p.99), with intervals between pitch classes labeled for ease of comparison between the two sets and their common interval vector, 212320. Musical set… … Wikipedia
onto — I. preposition Date: 1581 1. to a position on 2. in or into a state of awareness about < put me onto your methods > 3. used as a function word to indicate a set each element of which is the image of at least one element of another set < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Set-top box — A set top box (STB) or set top unit (STU) is a device that connects to a television and an external source of signal, turning the signal into content which is then displayed on the television screen. History Before the All Channel Receiver Act of … Wikipedia
onto — /on tooh, awn /; unstressed /on teuh, awn /, prep. 1. to a place or position on; upon; on: to get onto a horse. 2. Informal. in or into a state of awareness about: I m onto your scheme. adj. 3. Also, surjective. Math. pertaining to a function or… … Universalium
Set (mathematics) — This article gives an introduction to what mathematicians call intuitive or naive set theory; for a more detailed account see Naive set theory. For a rigorous modern axiomatic treatment of sets, see Set theory. The intersection of two sets is… … Wikipedia
set — set1 [ set ] (past tense and past participle set) verb *** ▸ 1 put someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 make something happen ▸ 3 make equipment ready ▸ 4 decide time/place/value ▸ 5 establish way to do something ▸ 6 do something that influences ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
onto — on•to [[t]ˈɒn tu, ˈɔn [/t]] unstressed [[t]ˈɒn tə, ˈɔn [/t]] prep. 1) to a place or position on; upon; on 2) inf Informal. aware of the true nature, motive, or meaning of: I m onto your tricks[/ex] 3) math. Math. pertaining to a function or map… … From formal English to slang
Set construction — Carpenters work on constructing the set A finished set … Wikipedia
