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

  1. Selection as a noun:

    The process or act of selecting.

    Examples:

    "The large number of good candidates made selection difficult."

  2. Selection as a noun:

    Something selected.

    Examples:

    "My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte."

  3. 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."

  4. Selection as a noun:

    A musical piece.

    Examples:

    "For my next selection, I'll play ''Happy Birthday'' in F-sharp minor."

  5. Selection as a noun (databases):

    A set of data obtained from a database using a query.

  1. 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>."

  2. 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."

  1. Subset as a verb (transitive):

    To take a subset of.

  2. Subset as a verb (transitive, computing, typography):

    To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.

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