subset

set whose elements are all contained in another set
Thing binary_relation Q177646
subset
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subset

Summary

subset is a binary relation[1]. subset ranks in the top 8% of binary_relation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,443 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • subset's instance of is recorded as binary relation[3].
  • subset is a type of subclass[4].
  • subset is a type of set[5].
  • subset is part of set[6].
  • subset is part of power set[7].
  • subset's Commons category is recorded as Subsets[8].
  • subset is the opposite of superset[9].
  • subset's Unicode character is recorded as ⊂[10].
  • subset's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[11].
  • subset's definition domain is recorded as set[12].
  • subset's codomain is recorded as set[13].
  • subset's different from is recorded as subclass of[14].
  • subset's TeX string is recorded as \subset[15].
  • subset's uses is recorded as inclusion[16].
  • subset's studied by is recorded as set theory[17].
  • subset's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[18].

Body

Definition and Type

subset's instance of is recorded as binary relation[3]. Recorded subclass of include subclass[4] and set[5]. subset is the opposite of superset[9].

Use and Application

Part of include set[6], a primitive notion[19] and power set[7], a mathematical definition[20].

Why It Matters

subset ranks in the top 8% of binary_relation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,443 views/month).[2] subset has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] subset is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Too Classy for This World · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of superset
    Definition domain set
    Subclass of subclass, set
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||zh, pl, fr, es, it, de, ca, cs, fa, be-tarask, gl, en, fi, el, mul */ Cleanup: add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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