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In natural English speech, "picking" appears in contexts such as: "a bunch of sets, then there's a way of picking an element from each of them. picking an element from each of them. There's a function. If I have a bunch of sets, then there's a function that, when you apply it to any one of those sets, gives you an element of that set.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈpɪkɪŋ/

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a bunch of sets, then there's a way of picking an element from each of them.

picking an element from each of them. There's a function. If I have a bunch of sets, then there's a function that,

when you apply it to any one of those sets, gives you an element of that set.

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Definitions of “picking”

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verb

present participle and gerund of pick

noun

A gathering to pick fruit.

“We went to a strawberry picking last June.”

noun

Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.

“Gilbert wandered through . . .the haunts of ravenous dogs and homeless cats that kept themselves alive on the choice pickings of the city's garbage.”

Synonyms:leftovers

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