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单词 subset
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subset
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Use the noun subset when you're talking about a group of things that fit in a larger category. For example, "new horror films" or "new comedies" are subsets of "new movies."
You can use the word subset any time you refer to small sets within larger ones, whether you're talking about Halloween candy, greeting cards, or classmates. However, the most common use of subset happens in mathematics, which is where the word comes from originally. Subset is short for "subordinate set," or a set that is entirely contained inside another set — it's subordinate, less important or smaller.
WORD FAMILY
subset: subsets+/reset: resets, resetted, resetting/set: preset, reset, seting, sets, setting, subset/setting: settings
USAGE EXAMPLES
“This is a subset of the most successful” dieters, he said.
New York Times(May 02, 2016)
The project is ongoing with more than 300 courts and hoops presently documented, together with subsets of the series including a focus on backboards.
BBC(Dec 29, 2016)
“Mosul is a very small subset of that. … Every conflict situation is different.”
Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)
n a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set
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set
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
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