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subsets

subsets is the plural of subset.

subsets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of subset.

Meaning of subset

Noun

subset (plural subsets)

  1. A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.
    • The set of integers is a subset of the set of real numbers.
  2. 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.

See all 4 meanings of subset

Phrases with subsets

Questions about subsets

What is subsets the plural of?
Subsets is the plural of subset.

Words near subsets in the dictionary

  1. subsessions
  2. subset
  3. subset classifier
  4. subset classifiers
  5. subsethood
  6. subsets
  7. subsetted
  8. subsetting
  9. subsettings
  10. subsewer
  11. subsewers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subsets (page history and authors); subset (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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