set it at vs set it on

Both "set it at" and "set it on" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Set it at" is used when referring to a specific numerical value or level, while "set it on" is used when placing something physically on top of something else.

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set it at

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific numerical value or level.

Use "set it at" when indicating a particular setting, level, or value for something.

Examples:

Please set the temperature at 25 degrees.
You can set the volume at a comfortable level.
Let's set the meeting time at 3 p.m.
I need to set the price at a competitive level.
She set the timer at 10 minutes.

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I always set it at 69.
Otherwise you can set it at 400 ISO and over-expose by half stop.
If Christoph wanted it to look like an accident, He would set it at that pressure for his bombs to go off.
Guests using a GPS device should set it at Via Lucrezia Romana 120. Parking: Please note that a charge is placed on buses and lorries wishing to use the parking facilities.
Guests using a GPS device to reach the property should set it at: Via di S. Vito 1. Please inform Around The Corner Colosseo in advance of your expected arrival time.
In its first reading, Parliament set it at 0.5%, and the Council is now proposing 0.9%.
Not to mention the fact that the New Croma's innovative structure and smart features offer several benefits that set it at the top of its segment in certain areas.
With coffee makers that grind and brew you can set it at night and wake up to the smell of freshly ground and brewed coffee first thing in the morning.
If you only have a frequency generator, set it at 404.5 Khz and at neighboring numbers, extending 5 KHz on each side, to be sure to include all eggs and other molt stages.
The queen's architect, Senenmut, designed it and set it at the head of a valley overshadowed by the Peak of the Thebes, the "Lover of Silence," where lived the goddess who presided over the necropolis.
Judge set it at 50,000.
He knew the speed of the film that was in his camera and what he could set it at without using a light meter.
If it's the middle of the day, that's what I do. I set it at two and a half, and then I know that's a good listening level for me.
They set it at an angle of about 45 degrees to the river banks, which means that it gives a splendid view over the quais of the Île Saint-Louis and Notre Dame.
Although the tendency in competitive contexts is to set it at the maximum width (140 cm for KF and KZ), adjustments become necessary in low grip and wet track conditions. We tested how setting changes condition performance.
This coffin was warmly and softly paddedand wasprovided with a lidfashioned upon the principle of the vault-doorwith theaddition of springs so contrived that the feeblest movement of the body would besufficient to set it at liberty.
As to max output, setting that was a careful match between noise figures and voltage so we set it at just above 4/2Vrms for XLR/RCA.
The Council, with a view to budgetary restriction, decreased that allocation in its proposal and set it at EUR 112.5 million per year.
I can't imagine they'd set it at a level that I...
The voltage is 110 volts. American sockets are flat. If your electric appliance operates at two different voltages, you will have to set it at 110 volts and buy a converter plug.

Alternatives:

adjust it to
fix it at
establish it at
place it at
position it at

set it on

This phrase is correct and commonly used when placing something physically on top of something else.

Use "set it on" when physically placing an object on another surface or object.