"to set a precedent" (note spelling) would mean to begin a certain line of thought or custom which will be picked up by the coming generations as a tradition or custom. The word "precedence" pertains to ranking.
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The order of precedence is as follows:Parenthesis (expressions within brackets)Exponents (powers)Division & multiplicationAddition & subtractionOperations with equal precedence are calculated in left-to-right order.
In every day language ; mean' can be said as 'Average'.
It is a set that contains no elements - an empty set.
the mean is an average of a set of numbers
set.