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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Critical minerals refer to a subset of materials considered essential to the energy transition.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Those subsets include Kat Luna, a singer with Cuban-American roots; and two multi-racial duos: Neon Union and 2 Lane Summer.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
One group causes a general toxicity to cells, enabled by disruption of the cell membrane, while a different subset has the ability to block the receptor for a neurotransmitter.
—Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
None of this is news to the people who hold down the fort at the once-insanely-lucrative regional sports networks, a subset of the programming ecosystem that arguably has been clobbered with more frequency and vigor than any other element.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Those subsets include Kat Luna, a singer with Cuban-American roots; and two multi-racial duos: Neon Union and 2 Lane Summer.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
One group causes a general toxicity to cells, enabled by disruption of the cell membrane, while a different subset has the ability to block the receptor for a neurotransmitter.
—Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
None of this is news to the people who hold down the fort at the once-insanely-lucrative regional sports networks, a subset of the programming ecosystem that arguably has been clobbered with more frequency and vigor than any other element.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Subset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subset. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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