skill set

noun

: a set of skills

especially : a collection of skills and abilities that can be applied to a professional or creative endeavor

She chooses to pursue a position in public relations—"journalism's evil twin"—reasoning that it will require much the same "skill set" that a published writer has. —

Alexandra Jacobs

Cauchetier's skill set—he was both a high-wire documentarian and, in effect, a director of fictions—uniquely qualified him to share in the multifarious spirit of the New Wave. —

Richard Brody

Examples of skill set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To make the miniature Messi’s, engineers first developed and trained two deep RL skill sets in computer simulations—the ability to get up from the ground and how to score goals against an untrained opponent. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024 Orel’s skill set was the heavy sinker, really good breaking ball, but his ball never had a consistent movement. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skill set

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