set

well-defined mathematical collection of distinct objects
Thing primitive_notion Q36161
set
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set

Summary

set is a primitive notion[1]. set draws 1,032 Wikipedia views per month (primitive_notion category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • set's instance of is recorded as primitive notion[3].
  • set is a type of class[4].
  • set is a type of multiset[5].
  • set is a type of algebraic structure[6].
  • set's Commons category is recorded as Sets (mathematics)[7].
  • set comprises element[8].
  • set's has cause is recorded as extensional definition[9].
  • set's has cause is recorded as intensional definition[10].
  • set's used by is recorded as set operation[11].
  • set's different from is recorded as group[12].
  • set's different from is recorded as class[13].
  • set's different from is recorded as set[14].
  • set's properties for this type is recorded as P2820[15].
  • set's properties for this type is recorded as P2738[16].
  • set's properties for this type is recorded as P2737[17].
  • set's properties for this type is recorded as P2670[18].
  • set's uses is recorded as property[19].
  • set's studied by is recorded as set theory[20].
  • set's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • set's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Definition and Type

set's instance of is recorded as primitive notion[3]. Recorded subclass of include class[4], multiset[5], and algebraic structure[6].

Use and Application

set comprises element[8]. set's used by is recorded as set operation[11].

Influence

Things named for set include Set[23], a tabletop game[24].

Why It Matters

set draws 1,032 Wikipedia views per month (primitive_notion category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] set has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] set is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for set include Set[23], a tabletop game[24].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by
    Different from group, class, set
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12530, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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