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The set {1,2,3} is a subset of the set {1,2,3,4,5}.
Only a small subset of the patients in the study experienced these side effects.
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Losing a large subset of workers also means that domestic factories will lose those workers’ specialized skills—and according to those in the industry, that could be daunting to backfill.
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
Specifically, in what’s known as a founder effect, a small subset of the surviving population branched off to form its own colony, increasing the segregation of fall-spawning and spring-spawning sturgeon.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Another dataset shows that the people arrested solely for camping make up a small subset of the total homeless arrests.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The Epstein-Barr virus — known for its role in infectious mononucleosis and present in over 95 percent of adults — gets reactivated in a subset of people, which may be linked to developing long COVID, Iwasaki said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
Specifically, in what’s known as a founder effect, a small subset of the surviving population branched off to form its own colony, increasing the segregation of fall-spawning and spring-spawning sturgeon.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Another dataset shows that the people arrested solely for camping make up a small subset of the total homeless arrests.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The Epstein-Barr virus — known for its role in infectious mononucleosis and present in over 95 percent of adults — gets reactivated in a subset of people, which may be linked to developing long COVID, Iwasaki said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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“Subset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subset. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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subset
noun
sub·set
ˈsəb-ˌset 
: a mathematical set that is a part of another mathematical set
the set of even numbers is a subset of the set of all numbers
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