问题
I'm a bit confused between subarray, subsequence & subset
if I have {1,2,3,4}
then
subsequence can be {1,2,4} OR {2,4} etc. So basically I can omit some elements but keep the order.
subarray would be( say subarray of size 3)
{1,2,3}
{2,3,4}
Then what would be the subset?
I'm bit confused between these 3.
回答1:
In my opinion, if the given pattern is array, the so called subarray means contiguous subsequence.
For example, if given {1, 2, 3, 4}, subarray can be
{1, 2, 3}
{2, 3, 4}
etc.
While the given pattern is a sequence, subsequence contain elements whose subscripts are increasing in the original sequence.
For example, also {1, 2, 3, 4}, subsequence can be
{1, 3}
{1，4}
etc.
While the given pattern is a set, subset contain any possible combinations of original set.
For example, {1, 2, 3, 4}, subset can be
{1}
{2}
{3}
{4}
{1, 2}
{1, 3}
{1, 4}
{2, 3}
etc.
回答2:
In the context of an array, SubSequence - need not be contigious but needs to maintain the order. But SubArray is contigious and inherently maintains the order.
if you have {1,2,3,4} --- {1,3,4} is a valid SubSequence but its not a subarray.
And subset is no order and no contigious.. So you {1,3,2} is a valid sub set but not a subsequence or subarray.
{1,2} is a valid subarray, subset and subsequence.
All Subarrays are subsequences and all subsequence are subset.
But sometimes subset and subarrays and sub sequences are used interchangably and the word contigious is prefixed to make it more clear.
回答3:
Consider an array:
{1,2,3,4}
Subarray: contiguous sequence in an array i.e.
{1,2},{1,2,3}
Subsequence: Need not to be contiguous, but maintains order i.e.
{1,2,4}
Subset: Same as subsequence except it has empty set i.e.
{1,3},{}
Given an array/sequence of size n, possible
Subarray = n*(n+1)/2
Subseqeunce = (2^n) -1 (non-empty subsequences)
Subset = 2^n
回答4:
Consider these two properties in collection (array, sequence, set, etc) of elements: Order and Continuity.
Order is when you cannot switch the indices or locations of two or more elements (a collection with a single element has an irrelevant order).
Continuity is that an element must have their neighbors remain with them or be null.
A subarray has Order and Continuity.
A subsequence has Order but not Continuity.
A subset does not Order nor Continuity.
A collection with Continuity but not Order does not exist (to my knowledge)
回答5:
Per my understanding, for example, we have a list say [3,5,7,8,9]. here
subset doesn’t need to maintain order and has non-contiguous behavior. For example, [9,3] is a subset
subsequence maintain order and has non-contiguous behavior. For example, [5,8,9] is a subsequence
subarray maintains order and has contiguous behavior. For example, [8,9] is a subarray
回答6:
subarray: some continuous elements in the array
subset: some elements in the collection
subsequence: in most case, some elements in the array maintaining relative order (not necessary to be continuous)
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26568560/difference-between-subarray-subset-subsequence