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Webster 1913 Edition


Subgroup

Sub′groupˊ

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Noun.
(Biol.)
A subdivision of a group, as of animals.
Darwin.

Definition 2024


subgroup

subgroup

English

Noun

subgroup (plural subgroups)

  1. A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
  2. (group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.

Synonyms

  • (group within a group): subset

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Verb

subgroup (third-person singular simple present subgroups, present participle subgrouping, simple past and past participle subgrouped)

  1. To divide or classify into subgroups