subset

sous-ensemble

Ensemble dont tous les éléments appartiennent aussi à un autre ensemble.

En anglais simple : A set whose members all belong to another set.

• This subset contains three numbers.
• Every member of the subset also belongs to the original set.
• An empty set is a subset of every set.

Comment l'utiliser : a subset of something (The even numbers are a subset of the integers.)

Expressions courantes : subset of something, empty subset, proper subset

sous-groupe, sous-ensemble

Groupe de personnes ou de choses qui fait partie d’un groupe plus grand.

En anglais simple : A group of people or things that belong to a larger group.

• We studied a small subset of patients.
• Only a subset of users received the update.
• The chart shows a subset of the available data.

Comment l'utiliser : a subset of something (We interviewed a subset of the employees.)

Synonymes : subgroup

Expressions courantes : subset of people, small subset, subset of data