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Proper Subset

A Subset which is not the entire Set. For example, consider a Set $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}$. Then $\{1, 2,
4\}$ and $\{1\}$ are proper subsets, while $\{1, 2, 6\}$ and $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}$ are not.

See also Set, Subset




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1999-05-26