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title: "What is the difference between List and Set?"  
description: "What is the difference between List and Set?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-05-12  
updated: 2020-09-20  
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tags: ["java", "collection"]  
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# What is the difference between List and Set?

List can contain duplicate elements whereas Set contains only unique elements.Also,List are ordered whereas sets are not ordered

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

List can contain duplicate elements whereas Set contains only unique elements.Also,List are ordered whereas sets are not ordered


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