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sub⋅set

  [suhb-set]
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–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.
Origin:
1900–05; sub- + set
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sub·set   (sŭb'sět')   
n.  A set contained within a set.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

subset 
"subordinate set," 1902, from sub- + set (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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