How to pronounce "cosets" in English
co·sets
Hear native speakers say cosets in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cosets”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
co
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
sets
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "cosets" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cosets is" sounds like "cosets-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "cosets" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“So this tells us that to multiply cosets, coset with representative r of x times the coset with representative”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“What I mean is the cosets of g of x of f of x.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“The cosets of the group are precisely -- there's one remainder of degree less than g of x in every coset.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“You can equally well consider this as the equivalence classes of integers of the cosets of pz nz which are each”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Because if I let y vary within the same U coset, then, over here, it averages out to U cosets.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“So three ways to codimension is the number of cosets.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “cosets”
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So this tells us that to multiply cosets, coset with representative r of x times the coset with representative
Hear it in context: “cosets”
33 clipsThe English word “cosets”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (co · sets). Grammatically, “cosets” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 33 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cosets” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @29:09
“of x mod g of x. OK. So this tells us that to multiply cosets, coset with representative r of x times the coset with representative So this tells us that to multiply cosets, coset with”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @30:04
“You're quite correct. What I mean is the cosets of g of x of f of x. So I now understand all the blank looks.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @41:50
“can think of them as representatives for their cosets, modulo g of x. The addition rule is addition modulo g of x, and the”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @30:37
“of x, which I write as g of x times all the polynomials. The cosets of the group are precisely -- there's one remainder of degree less than g of x in every coset. there's one remainder of degree less than g of x in”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @2:38
“You can write that as z mod p z. You can equally well consider this as the equivalence classes of integers of the cosets of pz nz which are each classes of integers of the cosets of pz nz which are each”
Definition & Meaning: “cosets”
- The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
Example Sentences (3)
- “1970 [Addison Wesley], Frederick W. Byron, Robert W. Fuller, Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics, Volumes 1-2, Dover, 1992, page 597, Theorem 10.5. The collection consisting of an invariant subgroup H and all its distinct cosets is itself a group, called the factor group of G, usually denoted by G/H. (Remember that the left and right cosets of an invariant subgroup are identical.) Multiplication of two cosets aH and bH is defined as the set of all distinct products z = xy, with x ∈ aH and y ∈ bH; the identity element of the factor group is the subgroup H itself.”
- “OK. So this tells us that to multiply cosets, coset with representative r of x times the coset with representative”
- “What I mean is the cosets of g of x of f of x.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “cosets”
- Syllables:
- co · sets
- Hear it in context
- cosets
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"cosets" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "cosets" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about cosets
How many syllables are in “cosets”?
“cosets” has 2 syllables: co · sets.
What does “cosets” mean?
The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
How can I hear “cosets” used in real sentences?
This page has 33 real-world video examples of “cosets” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cosets”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).