subset

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ set

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/

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Noun

subset (plural subsets)

1. (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}.

2. 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.

Synonyms

• (set theory) ⊂, ⊆

Antonyms

• superset

Derived terms

• proper subset

Translations

mathematics: of a set

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 子集 (cmn) (zǐjí)

• Czech: podmnožina (cs) f
• Danish: delmængde (da) c
• Dutch: deelverzameling (nl)
• Estonian: alamhulk (et)
• Finnish: osajoukko (fi)
• French: sous-ensemble (fr) m
• German: Untermenge (de) f, Teilmenge (de) f
• Hebrew: תת קבוצה (he)
• Hungarian: részhalmaz (hu)

• Icelandic: hlutmengi (is) n
• Italian: sottoinsieme (it) m
• Japanese: 部分集合 (ja) (ぶぶんしゅうごう, bubun jūgō)
• Korean: 부분집합 (ko) (bubun-jiphap)
• Polish: podzbiór (pl) m
• Russian: подмножество (ru) (podmnóžestvo) n
• Slovene: podmnožica (sl) f
• Spanish: subconjunto (es) m
• Swedish: delmängd (sv) c
• Ukrainian: підмножина (uk) (pidmnožyná) f

group contained in a larger group

• French: sous-ensemble (fr) m

• Russian: подгруппа (ru) (podgrúppa) f