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S vs Subset - What's the difference?

s | subset |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun subset is

(set theory) with respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    subset

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (set theory) With respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set.
    • The set of integers is a subset of the set of reals.
    The set {a, b} is a both a subset and a proper subset of {a, b, c} while the set {a, b, c} is a subset of {a, b, c} but not a proper subset of {a, b, c}.
  • 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

    * (set theory)

    Antonyms

    * superset

    Derived terms

    * proper subset