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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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There may be no subset of leaders more prone to misperceptions of their foreign adversaries than the overconfident leadership of a dominant successful administration out of power for four years.
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Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Predictive Maintenance Machine learning, a subset of AI, has great potential within the industry.
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Meme coins are a subset of cryptocurrencies tied to internet meme culture.
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In 2021, the Department of Defense said there were approximately 2,200 people in the military services who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria and seeking medical care, while noting that was a subset of the transgender population.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
Predictive Maintenance Machine learning, a subset of AI, has great potential within the industry.
—Bill Rokos, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Meme coins are a subset of cryptocurrencies tied to internet meme culture.
—Jeff Cox,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2021, the Department of Defense said there were approximately 2,200 people in the military services who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria and seeking medical care, while noting that was a subset of the transgender population.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Subset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subset. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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