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subset

sub·set
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhb-set]
    • /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/
    • /ˈsʌb.set/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhb-set]
    • /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/

Definitions of subset word

  • noun subset a set that is a part of a larger set. 1
  • noun subset Mathematics. a set consisting of elements of a given set that can be the same as the given set or smaller. 1
  • noun subset set within a larger set 1
  • countable noun subset A subset of a group of things is a smaller number of things that belong together within that group. 0
  • noun subset a set within a larger set 0
  • noun subset a mathematical set in which every element in the set is also contained in a larger set or in an equal set 0
See all 6 definitions of subset

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Origin of subset

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; sub- + set

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Subset

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Subset

subset popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

subset usage trend in Literature

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Related words

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    Mathematics. a field containing a subset of elements closed under addition and multiplication and having the property that every element in the field is either zero, in the subset, or has its additive inverse in the subset.

  • subspace

    a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.

  • cofinal

    of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.

  • component

    The components of something are the parts that it is made of.

  • dense

    Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.

  • filter

    any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
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