subgroup

[ suhb-groop ]

noun
  1. a subordinate group; a division of a group.

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

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

Origin of subgroup

1
First recorded in 1835–45; sub- + group

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British Dictionary definitions for subgroup

subgroup

/ (ˈsʌbˌɡruːp) /


noun
  1. a distinct and often subordinate division of a group

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

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