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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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Further afield for growers, there’s potential to use Machine Learning—one of four subsets of AI—to assist with grape yields, harvest projections and other viticultural activities.
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Herbst noted that the Daytona 500 tends to draw more casual viewers than any other racing broadcast during the season, with a subset of viewers who come in for the last 50-60 laps of the race.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The trial was a longer follow-up to an initial 2023 trial that first tested the efficacy of the vaccines in a subset of people with pancreatic cancer.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
That measure, a subset of the broader Consumer Price Index, shows that food inflation overall has come down significantly since the Covid-19 peak, with more recent rates closer to historical norms.
—Matt Stiles, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Herbst noted that the Daytona 500 tends to draw more casual viewers than any other racing broadcast during the season, with a subset of viewers who come in for the last 50-60 laps of the race.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The trial was a longer follow-up to an initial 2023 trial that first tested the efficacy of the vaccines in a subset of people with pancreatic cancer.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
That measure, a subset of the broader Consumer Price Index, shows that food inflation overall has come down significantly since the Covid-19 peak, with more recent rates closer to historical norms.
—Matt Stiles, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Subset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subset. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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