element of

Piece within something

Element of expresses membership in a set or group.

In mathematics and logic, it's the relation symbolized by ∈, indicating that something belongs to a specified collection: 3 is an element of the set of prime numbers.

More broadly, it identifies something as a component or constituent part: Surprise is an element of good comedy.

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piece · factor · aspect · feature · atom · particle · building block · fragment · unit · trace · hint · touch · compound · periodic · oxygen · chemical · belonging · inclusion

Opposites
set membership

element ofoutside of

Beyond the boundary of

containment relationship

element ofcontains

Holds within itself

encompasses · includes · outside · beyond · surrounding

compositional status

element ofapart from

Excluding from consideration

Family

element, elements, elemental, elementary, elementally

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