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Definition of subset - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
set theoryTECH. collection whose members all belong to a larger collectionTECH.
- All even numbers form a subset of the integers.
- The set of vowels is a subset of the alphabet.
- Every finite subset of this set also satisfies the given property.
Expressions with subset
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set with some but not all elements of another set
The set of vowels is a proper subset of the alphabet.
Origin of subset
English, sub (under) + set (group)
Terms with subset included in their meaning
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group
indicating a subset of a larger group
group
indicating a subset of a larger group including the speaker
people
referring to a subset of people including the speaker
communication
addresses a subset of people being spoken to
selection
highlighting a subset of items from a larger set
identity
flag representing a specific LGBT+ community subset
linguistics
indicating a subset of a previously mentioned group
classification
subset of a larger classification
business focus
subset of a data warehouse focused on a specific business area
mathematics
result of multiplying a subset of factors
mathematics
method of choosing a subset where each member has equal chances
mathematics
subset of a population reflecting the whole group
mathematics
subset of a population with equal chance of being chosen
mathematics
mathematics: subset closed under group operation
mathematics
subset of a space that is a space
set theory
subset of the Cartesian product A×A
linear algebra
subset of vectors closed under addition and scalar multiplication
mathematics
sum of a subset of numbers in a list
probability theory
subset of outcomes in probability
cryptography
set of values for subset selection
mathematics
subset in mathematics whose allowed combinations produce every element of a structure
mathematics
subset of elements keeping another subset unchanged
topological space
having a countable dense subset
mathematics
in mathematics, having a minimal element in every subset
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- French:sous-ensemble, ...
- German:Teilmenge, ...
- Italian:sottoinsieme, ...
- Spanish:subconjunto, ...
- Portuguese:subconjunto, ...
- Chinese:子集, ...
- Japanese:部分集合, ...
- Arabic:مَجْمُوعَة جُزْئِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:תַּת קְבוּצָה, ...
- Russian:подмножество, ...
- Ukrainian:підмножина, ...
- Hindi:उपसमुच्चय, ...
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