universal set

/ˈjunəˌvʌrsəl sɛt/
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Definitions of universal set
  1. noun
    (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration
    “all other sets are subsets of the universal set”
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    type of:
    set
    (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
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