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Subset

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

    "The set of integers is a subset of the set of real numbers."

  2. 2
    a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    To take a subset of. transitive
  2. 2
    To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sub- + set.

Etymology 2

From sub- + set.

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