subgroup (noun)
1subgroup — ► NOUN ▪ a subdivision of a group …
2subgroup — noun Date: 1845 1. a subordinate group whose members usually share some common differential quality 2. a subset of a mathematical group that is itself a group …
3subgroup — noun a subdivision of a group. ↘Mathematics a group whose members are all members of another group subject to the same operations …
4subgroup — noun (C) a separate, smaller, and sometimes less important part of a group …
5subgroup — UK [ˈsʌbˌɡruːp] / US [ˈsʌbˌɡrup] noun [countable] Word forms subgroup : singular subgroup plural subgroups a small group of people who form part of a larger group We can divide the patients into two main subgroups …
6subgroup — /ˈsʌbgrup/ (say subgroohp) noun 1. a subordinate group; a division of a group. 2. Chemistry a vertical division of a group in the periodic table; family. –verb (t) 3. to divide into smaller groups. –subgrouping, noun …
7subgroup — 1. noun a) A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group. b) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G. Syn: subset 2 …
8subgroup — sub|group [ sʌb,grup ] noun count a small group of people who form part of a larger group: We can divide the patients into two main subgroups …
9subgroup — [ˈsʌbˌgruːp] noun [C] a small group of people who form part of a larger group …
10derived subgroup — noun The subgroup of a specified group generated by the larger groups commutators. Syn: commutator subgroup, derived group …