subset

About 3.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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. noun 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.

3. verb To take a subset of.
4. verb To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.

Similar words

subnet subsample subnetwork component subsector subsystem subclass subcategory subcomponent fraction

Often followed by

of is a and in that s selection to

Word family

subsets