JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms: An Introduction to Understanding and Implementing Core Data Structure and Algorithm Fundamentals

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Sammie BaeJavaScript Data Structures and Algorithmshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3988-9_9

9. Sets

Sammie Bae¹ 

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Hamilton, ON, Canada

 

This chapter focuses on working with sets. The concepts of sets from both a mathematical definition and on the implementation level are described and explored. Common set operations, as well as their implementations, are covered in great detail. By end of this chapter, you will understand how to use JavaScript’s native Set object to utilize set operations.

Introducing Sets

Sets are one of the most fundamental data structures. The idea of a set is simple: it is a group of definite, distinct objects. In layman’s terms, in programming, a set is a group of unordered unique (no duplicate) elements. ...