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# remove(_:)

Removes a given object from the set.

```
func remove(_ object: Any)
```

## Parameters

`object`

The object to remove from the set.

## See Also

[`minus(_:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMutableSet/minus(_:))

Removes each object in another given set from the receiving set, if present.

[`intersect(_:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMutableSet/intersect(_:))

Removes from the receiving set each object that isn’t a member of another given set.


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