subgroup

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group

   The word subgroup appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

2. 2
   noun

   a distinct and often subordinate group within a group

   The word subgroup appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

3. 3
   noun

   A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

   The word subgroup appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

From sub- + group.

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