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* {1, 2} is a strict subset of {1, 2, 3}
* {1, 2} is not a strict subset of {1, 2}
Examples:
* {1, 2} is a proper subset of {1, 2, 3}
* {1, 2} is not a proper subset of {1, 2}

A set X is a proper subset, or strict subset, of a set Y if
  1. X is a subset of Y and
  2. there is an element in Y that is not in X

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