subset

noun sub·set \ ˈsəb-ˌset \

|Updated on: 18 Jul 2018

Examples: subset in a Sentence

Definition of subset

1 : a set each of whose elements is an element of an inclusive set

2 : division, portion

a subset of our community

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Examples of subset in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of subset from the Web

Ellum Black is a subset of the American DJ and producer's Ellum label.

— kat bein, Billboard, "Maceo Plex Launches Dark Techno Label With 'Mutant 2' EP: Listen," 9 July 2018
Those are people who have skills in cybersecurity, machine learning — a subset of artificial intelligence engineering — and anything to do with automated and electric vehicle systems such as battery technology, fuel cell systems and hydrogen.

— jamie l. lareau, Detroit Free Press, "In auto talent war, GM hires 9,000, spends $1 billion on offices," 14 June 2018
But there is a small subset of the electorate that sees Trump as a scoundrel, but doesn’t mind, so long as the economy is growing, and Congress appears to be doing things.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Here’s Why Trump’s Approval Rating Has Gone Up," 16 May 2018
Later the company told me that Ad Topics is a subset of Ad Interests, but not what's excluded.

— nitasha tiku, WIRED, "What's Not Included in Facebook's 'Download Your Data'," 23 Apr. 2018
There is much truth in that observation: Foreign policy is not merely a subset of ethics.

— bret stephens, New York Times, "Foreign Policy From the Dark Side," 28 Mar. 2018
While that is well ahead of the pace of consumer inflation, the year-over-year growth rate in the subset of capital-goods spending peaked in September at 13.3% and cooled since.

— eric morath, WSJ, "Demand for Business Equipment Cools," 27 June 2018
The most technical reading would probably classify Crescenza as a subset of Stracchino (often called Stracchino di Crescenza).

— dominic armato, azcentral, "The Killer Dish: Pomo's focaccia di Recco probably isn't what you think," 20 June 2018
New American moms face similar danger: The rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. has been rising since 2000 while falling for most other nations in our subset.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "A Frustrating Year of Reporting on Black Maternal Health," 14 June 2018

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