SUBSET

/ˈsʌbˌsɛt/
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Definition

/ˈsʌbˌsɛt/
noun
  1. (of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.
    “The set \lbrace a, b\rbrace is a both a subset and a proper subset of \lbrace a, b, c\rbrace while the set \lbrace a, b, c\rbrace is a subset of \lbrace a, b, c\rbrace but not a proper subset of \lbrace a, b, c\rbrace.”
  2. 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. To take a subset of.
  2. To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.

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