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subset

subset

47 3.6
A group of things that are all in a larger group
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subconjunto
  • So suppose A which is a subset of X is closed.
  • data subset
  • identify a subset
  • divide into subsets

Is this just some small subset of the left on Twitter?

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Examples

  • The results thus far indicate that a subset of respondents did not self-complete the SAQs.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It's like a very small subset of men can sing like that.

  • The truth is a very rare subset of the information in the world.

  • Is this just some small subset of the left on Twitter?

  • It's only a small subset of things which are odd.

  • I have drawn a circle around the homes, making a fine subset for my purposes.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The student's knowledge of the topics is represented as a subset of the domain.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Depending on the course, it might be appropriate to use subsets of the questions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • NEPA cases represent a significant subset of cases that involve technical knowledge.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The study found similar results in subsets of African-American pupils, Caucasian students, boys, and girls.

Antonyms

superset
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A set that includes everything in another set and more

How Large

corpus
  • Specialized
15 7.3
dataset
  • Specialized
21 3.5
train set
  • Specialized
1 4.2
subset
  • Specialized
47 3.6
sample
2.3
example
1.0

Surface Forms

subset singular
subsets plural

Morphology

subset = set (transparent) = sub + set

Meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'sub-' (part/under) + the noun 'set', so learners who know 'sub-' and 'set' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word subset is made from the part sub- meaning 'under', as in submarine, and the word set. So a subset is a 'set under' a larger one and means a small set whose items are all inside the bigger set.