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sub·set (sub′set′)

noun

a mathematical set in which every element in the set is also contained in a larger set or in an equal set the even numbers are a subset of the whole numbers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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