subset
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subset (plural subsets)
- (set theory) With respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set.
- The set of integers is a subset of the set of reals.
- The set {a, b} is a both a subset and a proper subset of {a, b, c} while the set {a, b, c} is a subset of {a, b, c} but not a proper subset of {a, b, c}.
- A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.
- We asked a subset of the population of the town for their opinion.
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mathematics: of a set
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group contained in a larger group