Multiset

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A generalized type of set in which multiple occurrences of an element are permitted.

    "Two words are anagrams if they are made up of the same multiset of letters."

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bagbagmset

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"Two words are anagrams if they are made up of the same multiset of letters."

Etymology

Coined by Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, multi- + set.

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