superset

See also: süper set

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ set.

Noun

superset (plural supersets)

1. (set theory) (symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.

   The set of human beings is a superset of the set of human children.

   The set of characters "LBPG" is a superset of the set of characters "PG".

2. (weightlifting) Two or more different physical exercises performed back to back (i.e., without a period of rest between them). The exercises may employ the same muscle group, or opposing muscle groups.
   • 2010, Eric Velazquez, “Power Pairings”, in Reps!, 17:83:

     While some lifters insist that supersets must consist of consecutive exercises for the same bodypart, others would bet their weight belts that supersets involve opposing bodyparts.

Synonyms

• superclass

Antonyms

• subclass
• (antonym(s) of “set theory”): subset

Related terms

• set

Translations

set containing all elements of another set

• Czech: nadmnožina f
• Danish: overmængde c
• Estonian: ülemhulk
• Finnish: ylijoukko
• French: sur-ensemble (fr) m
• German: Übermenge f, Obermenge (de) f
• Greek: υπερσύνολο n (ypersýnolo)
• Italian: sovrainsieme m
• Japanese: 上位集合 (じょういしゅうごう, jōi shūgō)
• Polish: nadzbiór m
• Portuguese: redefinição
• Russian: надмно́жество (ru) n (nadmnóžestvo)
• Spanish: superconjunto m
• Turkish: kapsayan küme, kapsayan

two different physical exercises performed back-to-back

• Spanish: superserie f, superconjunto m
• Turkish: süper set

Verb

superset (third-person singular simple present supersets, present participle supersetting, simple past and past participle supersetted or superset)

1. (weightlifting, transitive) To perform (different physical exercises) back to back, without a period of rest between them.