A set containing all elements of a smaller set. If 
is a subset
of 
, then 
is a superset of 
, written 
. If 
is a proper superset of
, this is written 
.
Superset
See also
Proper Subset, Proper Superset, SubsetExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Superset." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Superset.html