subsetting

English

Etymology

subset +‎ -ing

Noun

subsetting (countable and uncountable, plural subsettings)

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