replacement set

noun

: a set of elements any one of which may be used to replace a given variable or placeholder in a mathematical sentence or expression (such as an equation)

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Each controller has top cases and button replacement sets in black and white, plus the two inner circuit boards that provide charging, input, vibration, and, of course, sockets with new potentiometers installed to fix stick drift. — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2023 It was made in Reading, Pennsylvania, during the Valley Forge encampment in the spring of 1778, as part of a replacement set for Washington’s initial campaign tents, which had worn out. — Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024

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1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of replacement set was in 1959

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replacement set

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: a set of elements any one of which may be used to replace a given variable or placeholder in a mathematical sentence or expression (as an equation)
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