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set-point

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set-point (set´point) the target value of a controlled variable that is maintained physiologically by bodily control mechanisms for homeostasis.
set-point [set´point]
the target value of the controlled variable that is maintained by an automatic control system, e.g., the point at which body temperature is controlled by the hypothalamic thermostat. Written also set point.


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A hard-fought set looked to have swung Soderling's way when Djokovic gifted him three set-points at 4-5.
A hard-fought set looked to have swung Soderling's way when Djokovic gifted him three set-points at 4-5.
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