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Subset vs Subrange - What's the difference?

subset | subrange |

As nouns the difference between subset and subrange

is that 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 while subrange is (geography) a subdivision of a mountain range.

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

    subrange

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geography) A subdivision of a mountain range
  • *{{quote-news, 2008, December 16, Michael Brick, At 85, More Peaks to Conquer and Adventures to Seek, New York Times citation
    • , passage=His own reluctant namesake, Mount Beckey, rises some 8,500 feet in a largely uncharted subrange near the Cathedral Spires of southeastern Alaska.}}
  • (mathematics, programming) A subset of a given range or numeric set
    • We are concerned with the subrange of integers between ''a'' and ''b''.
    The program defines two subrange types.