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disjoint sets

disjoint sets is the plural of disjoint set.

Meaning of disjoint set

Noun

disjoint set (plural disjoint sets)

  1. A family of sets sharing no elements in common; sets whose intersection is the empty set.
  2. A data structure used to store such sets and perform operations on them efficiently.
    Synonyms:
    union-find disjoint set

Questions about disjoint sets

What is disjoint sets the plural of?
Disjoint sets is the plural of disjoint set.

Words near disjoint sets in the dictionary

  1. disjoiners
  2. disjoining
  3. disjoins
  4. disjoint
  5. disjoint set
  6. disjoint sets
  7. disjoint union
  8. disjoint union topologies
  9. disjoint union topology
  10. disjoint unions
  11. disjointed

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