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What is a Set and when would you use it?

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#set#deduplication#membership

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A Set stores unique values (no duplicates). Use it for fast membership checks and deduplication (e.g., keep unique user IDs).

const ids = new Set<number>();
ids.add(42);
console.log(ids.has(42)); // true

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