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contrast set

contrast set noun: a set of concepts whose names are coordinate terms.

Noun

contrast set (plural contrast sets)

  1. A set of concepts whose names are coordinate terms.
    • The notion of a contrast set is made explicit in recent work in formal semantics (Krifka 1991; Rooth 1985).1996, Toshio Inui, James L. McClelland, Attention and Performance XVI

Forms of contrast set

pluralcontrast sets

Questions about contrast set

What does contrast set mean?
Contrast set means a set of concepts whose names are coordinate terms.
What part of speech is contrast set?
Contrast set is a noun.
What is the plural of contrast set?
The plural of contrast set is contrast sets.

Words near contrast set in the dictionary

  1. contrast medium
  2. contrast mediums
  3. contrast radiography
  4. contrast ratio
  5. contrast ratios
  6. contrast set
  7. contrast sets
  8. contrast therapy
  9. contrastable
  10. contrastably
  11. contrasted

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