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superset

superset

1 5.4
A set that includes everything in another set and more
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌsɛt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : superconjunto
  • But rather than bifurcate the solution, VDI for me delivered a common solution for a superset of scenarios.

Examples

  • POWER2 supports a superset of the POWER architecture.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Think of Windows 8 as a superset of Windows RT.

    Blog text (8)

  • Microsoft has also created a superset called TypeScript to take JavaScript to the next level for enterprise use.

    Blog text (14)

  • The new S/390 architecture 2 defines a superset of the union of the IEEE 754 standard and the S/390 hexadecimal format.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In actuality, Apache Hadoop 0.23 is a strict superset of features over 0.22, but it actually released a month before 0.22.

    Blog text (10)

  • As members of the Apache Hadoop community, Cloudera engineers have focused their efforts on getting back to releases that are a strict superset of all the features of any past releases to avoid having to make the unpleasant choice of picking one feature set over another.

    Blog text (10)

  • Windows 10 can be seen as a superset of Windows 8, as it includes all previous features plus additional enhancements.

  • The data set is a superset that encompasses all the information collected during the survey and more.

  • In programming, a superset language like C++ includes all the features of C while adding new functionalities.

Antonyms

subset
  • Specialized
47 3.6

A group of things that are all in a larger group

How Inclusive

universal set
  • Specialized
7.0
superset
  • Specialized
1 5.4
set
  • Specialized
154 7.0
subset
  • Specialized
47 3.6

Surface Forms

superset singular
supersets plural

Morphology

superset = set (transparent) = super + set

In mathematical and technical contexts 'superset' is clearly 'super-' + 'set' meaning a set that contains another set.

Etymology

Superset comes from super- 'above' or 'more than' and set 'group' or 'collection', so it literally means a group that contains another group. That is why in math and programming a superset has all the parts of the smaller set and often extra parts.