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

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