subsetting

English

Etymology 1

subset +‎ -ing

Verb

subsetting

  1. present participle of subset

Noun

subsetting (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics, computing) The production of a subset.

Etymology 2

sub- +‎ setting

Noun

subsetting (plural subsettings)

  1. A secondary or subsidiary setting, one that makes up part of another setting.
    • 1974, Edwin J. Thomas, Behavior Modification Procedure: A Sourcebook, page 143:
      Essentially, the interviewer needs to specify environmental settings and subsettings for each of the child's deviant and desirable behaviors.
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