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Superset

A Set containing all elements of a smaller Set. If $B$ is a Subset of $A$, then $A$ is a superset of $B$, written $A\supseteq B$. If $A$ is a Proper Superset of $B$, this is written $A\supset B$.

See also Proper Subset, Proper Superset, Subset




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26