subgroup
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subgroup
- /ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp/
Where it comes from
From sub- + group.
noun subgroups
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A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
1998, Robert A. Johnson, Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in the United States, 1991-1993, Department of Health and Human Services, page B-11,
Based on U.S. Bureau of the Census (1992c), other metropolitan areas that might be suitable for oversampling specific racial/eth
Similar: subset
- A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G. Much of the information about a group can be gleaned from a study of its subgroups. For these reasons it is important to study the subgroup structure of the almost simple groups, and in particular their maximal subgroups.
verb subgroups · subgrouping · subgrouped
- To divide or classify into subgroups
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: group, grouping, subclass, subcategory, subsector, clustering, subsidiary, subcommittee, cluster, bicameral, unit, subset, packet, islamic, breakout, panel
Translations
Every language
noun (group theory) group within a larger group
| Español | subgrupo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 子群 zǐqún |
| Português | subgrupo |
| Français | sous-groupe |
| Deutsch | Untergruppe |
| Italiano | sottogruppo |
| Română | subgrup |
| Русский | подгру́ппа podgrúppa |
noun group within a larger group
| Español | subgrupo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 部分群 bubungun, 亜群 agun |
| 中文 | 子群 zǐqún, 亞群 /亚群 yàqún |
| Português | subgrupo |
| Français | sous-groupe |
| Deutsch | Untergruppe |
| Italiano | sottogruppo |
| Română | subgrup |
| Русский | подгру́ппа podgrúppa |
Talk about this word "subgroup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subgroup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subgroup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subgroup "subgroup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subgroup.Cite this
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