Associations to the word «Subgroup»

Wiktionary

SUBGROUP, noun. A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
SUBGROUP, noun. (group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.
SUBGROUP, verb. To divide or classify into subgroups

Dictionary definition

SUBGROUP, noun. A distinct and often subordinate group within a group.
SUBGROUP, noun. (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley