coset

kɒsɪt

Definitions

1. noun

A subset of a group, together with the result of acting on it by a fixed element of the group.

“In group theory, the coset of a subgroup H in a group G is the set of all elements of the form hg, where h is an element of H and g is a fixed element of G.”*

2. verb

To remove or detach something, especially a shoe or a covering, from an object or a person.

“She coset the shoe from her foot after getting it wet in the mud.”

Synonyms

  • subset
  • subset

Antonyms

  • superset