subset

noun

sub·set ˈsəb-ˌset

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

: division, portion

a subset of our community

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.

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Try to test it with a subset of production data prior to deployment, and have real-time use cases that can be tested by your team and by a set of end users. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 A lot of movies in this subset of vampire stories are entertaining or lurid or both, but this one from director Emily Harris is actually a good movie, too. —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024 Roughly half of states reported party registration data, and smaller subsets shared demographic details like age and gender. —

Julia Mueller, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 Security Check seems to summarize a subset of the issues from the main security score chart. —

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