subgroup

/ˈsʌbˌgrup/
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Other forms: subgroups

Definitions of subgroup
  1. noun
    a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
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    types:
    bench
    the reserve players on a team
    type of:
    group, grouping
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  2. noun
    (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
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    type of:
    group, mathematical group
    a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
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