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Subset

Definition: A subset is a portion or part of a larger set or group.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun: A subset can be a specific category or division within a larger set.
• Verb: To subset something means to create or identify a smaller group within a larger set.

Senses:

1. Mathematics: In mathematics, a subset refers to a set that contains elements found in another set.
2. Data Analysis: In data analysis, a subset represents a smaller portion of a larger dataset.

Examples:

Noun:

1. The category "fruits" is a subset of the larger category "food".
2. In graph theory, vertices and edges form subsets of a graph.

Verb:

1. She decided to subset the survey responses based on age groups.
2. Let's subset the data to only include customers from the United States.

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