subgroup

[ suhb-groop ]

/ ˈsʌbˌgrup /

noun

a subordinate group; a division of a group.

Chemistry. a division of a group in the periodic table.

Mathematics. a subset of a group that is closed under the group operation and in which every element has an inverse in the subset.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of subgroup

First recorded in 1835–45; sub- + group

Words nearby subgroup

subgingival curettage, subgingival space, subglacial, subglossal, subgrade, subgroup, subgrundation, subgum, subha, subhalide, subharmonic

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If improvements were long confined to one subgroup, they might send labor into other subgroups and even into other general groups.
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It belongs to a subgroup and is a product of the mores of a subgroup.
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New Georgia Island, the main member of the subgroup, is 50 miles long (northwest to southeast) and from five to 30 miles wide.
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The totality of motions which leave a point A unchanged forms a subgroup.
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On the other hand, a subgroup of the group of motions which leaves a line or a plane unaltered is a mixed group.
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British Dictionary definitions for subgroup

subgroup

/ (ˈsʌbˌɡruːp) /

noun

a distinct and often subordinate division of a group

a mathematical group whose members are members of another group, both groups being subject to the same rule of combination

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