In common usage, a collection is any group of items that has one or more properties in common, usually brought together for some specific purpose. See Collecting and Collectibles.
The term can also be used more specifically:
In mathematics, collection is not precisely defined, but can refer to various objects. Most often it refers to a set, class, family, or multiset.
In a church the collection is the money collected from the congregation during a service. The congregation normally place their donation into a collection plate or bag which is passed around and returned to the priest.
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