The difference between Selection and Subset
When used as nouns, selection means the process or act of selecting, whereas subset means a set a such that every element of a is also an element of s.
Subset is also verb with the meaning: to take a subset of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Selection and Subset
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Selection as a noun:
The process or act of selecting.
Examples:
"The large number of good candidates made selection difficult."
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Selection as a noun:
Something selected.
Examples:
"My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte."
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Selection as a noun:
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
Examples:
"I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine."
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Selection as a noun:
A musical piece.
Examples:
"For my next selection, I'll play ''Happy Birthday'' in F-sharp minor."
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Selection as a noun (databases):
A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
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Subset as a noun (set theory, of a set S):
A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.
Examples:
"usex The set of [[integers]] is a subset of the set of [[real numbers]]."
"usex The set <math>\lbrace a, b\rbrace</math> is a both a subset and a [[proper subset proper subset]] of <math>\lbrace a, b, c\rbrace</math> while the set <math>\lbrace a, b, c\rbrace</math> is a subset of <math>\lbrace a, b, c\rbrace</math> but not a proper subset of <math>\lbrace a, b, c\rbrace</math>."
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Subset as a noun:
A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.
Examples:
"usex We asked a subset of the population of the town for their opinion."
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Subset as a verb (transitive):
To take a subset of.
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Subset as a verb (transitive, computing, typography):
To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.