subgroup
IPA: sˈʌbgrup
noun
- A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
- (group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.
verb
- To divide or classify into subgroups
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Examples of "subgroup" in Sentences
- The problem with my subgroup is that I don't think this 'shutdown' will ever be possible.
- Then you cannot have one group bringing the scores up to passing when a subgroup is “left behind”
- So the minimum number required to count a subgroup is a GOOD feature of the law, and if anything, that number is too low in most cases.
- Whatever a federal grand jury investigating the case decides, a small political subgroup is experiencing the odd sensation that this leak has sprung before.
- Drawing on exit polls, he infers that this subgroup is likely two-thirds Latino and concludes that, as such, the apparent shift to Republicans is the "most implausible result" in the Gallup Poll.
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