set point: Meaning and Definition of

set' point"

1. the point that if won would enable the scorer or his or her side to win the set.
2. setpoint.

set•point

1. the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
2. the point at which a thermostat has been set, as for optimum efficiency.
3. an internal regulatory system for maintaining a relatively stable physiological condition in the face of changing external circumstances, as body temperature in a varying climate. Cf.
4. a hypothetical regulator in the body that maintains a relatively stable body weight.
5. the weight range thus theoretically maintained.