subset
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sub·set 
[suhb-set] Pronunciation Key
[suhb-set] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a set that is a part of a larger set. |
| 2. | Mathematics. a set consisting of elements of a given set that can be the same as the given set or smaller. |
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| sub·set
(sŭb'sět') Pronunciation Key
n. A set contained within a set. |
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| subset | |
noun | |
| a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set |
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| subset
(sŭb'sět') Pronunciation Key
A set whose members are all contained in another set. The set of positive integers, for example, is a subset of the set of integers.
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