set point
noun
1
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the set by winning the next point
also
: the point won
2
: the level or point at which a variable physiological state (such as body temperature or weight) tends to stabilize
Examples of set point in a Sentence
He won with an ace on his second set point.
He won with an ace on set point.
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Down a set point, at 4-5, Sinner hit a solid serve, and then followed it by ripping a wide forehand, pulling Alcaraz toward the tramlines.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Alcaraz played a shaky game with a double fault and then a long forehand on Fritz’s chip return on set point.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
That's because, as a consequence of the sun reaching its highest in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere, its rise and set points are at their extreme northeast and northwest, respectively.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Moreover, our system was designed to keep home temperatures within the same small temperature range around the set point.
—Johanna Mathieu, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Alcaraz played a shaky game with a double fault and then a long forehand on Fritz’s chip return on set point.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
That's because, as a consequence of the sun reaching its highest in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere, its rise and set points are at their extreme northeast and northwest, respectively.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Moreover, our system was designed to keep home temperatures within the same small temperature range around the set point.
—Johanna Mathieu, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for set point
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“Set point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20point. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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