Synonyms for subset
ˈsʌbˌsɛtsub·set

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1. subsetnoun

   Synonyms:
   ⊆, ⊂

   Antonyms:
   superset

2. subsetnoun

   With respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set.

   Synonyms:
   ⊂, ⊆

   Antonyms:
   superset

3. subsetnoun

   A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.

   We asked a subset of the population of the town for their opinion.

   Synonyms:
   ⊂, ⊆

   Antonyms:
   superset

Princeton's WordNet

1. subsetnoun

   a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set

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1. List of paraphrases for "subset":

   sub-set, subassembly, sub-assembly, subgroup, sub-group, subrange, sub-unit, subsetting, sub-category, subcategory, subsample, sub-cluster, sub-element, sub-sample, sub-component

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1. John Leddy:

   Mild traumatic brain injury is a category of bran injury that includes concussion, with concussion being at the mildest end of that spectrum. So sports concussion, for example, would be a subset of mild traumatic brain injury, all of the patients in this study received a CT scan to evaluate for brain bleeding or skull fracture and may have had a neurological deficit when they came to the emergency room. While that type of injury can be classified as' mild,' it's a lot more severe than a sport-related concussion typically would be.

2. Sanjay Mehrotra:

   We determined that we could lawfully resume shipping a subset of current products because they are not subject to export administration regulations and entity list restrictions, however, there is considerable ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Huawei situation, and we are unable to predict the volumes or time periods over which we will be able to ship products to Huawei.

3. Eddie Johnson:

   We have five districts that are driving the crime in the city, and within those districts, there is a small subset of individuals who are responsible for those crimes. They have multiple arrests for gun offenses and until we start holding these people accountable [ the problem will persist ].

4. Vanna Bonta:

   Poetry is a subset of a Cosmos, which in itself, is a poem.

5. Dan Wald:

   They’re able to really focus on a subset of consumers and subset of retailers, and win in those areas and use that as a platform to grow into mainstream areas.