diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/test/mathstuff.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/test/mathstuff.py
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+# (c) 2016, Ansible, Inc
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+def issubset(a, b):
+    return set(a) <= set(b)
+
+def issuperset(a, b):
+    return set(a) >= set(b)
+
+class TestModule(object):
+    ''' Ansible math jinja2 tests '''
+
+    def tests(self):
+        return {
+            # set theory
+            'issubset': issubset,
+            'issuperset': issuperset,
+        }