Subgroup

//ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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/ethnic subgroups include Miami (18% Cuban), New York City (7% Puerto Rican), Los Angeles (26% Mexican), and Honolulu (23% Japanese). Three techniques might be used to increase the yield of rare subgroup members within metropolitan areas where they are concentrated: 1) oversampling of areal segments containing high percentages of the subgroup, […] ."

  2. 2
    (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    a distinct and often subordinate group within a group wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To divide or classify into subgroups

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sub- + group.

Etymology 2

From sub- + group.

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