subgroup

CEFRB1

/ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A smaller group within a larger group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.

Examples

  • Every subgroup of an abelian group is abelian.

  • The group has only one subgroup.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To divide or classify into subgroups

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

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In context

  • 1998, Robert A. Johnson, Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in the United States, 1991-1993, Department of Health and Human Services, page B-11, Based on U.S. Bureau of the Census (1992c), other metropolitan areas that might be suit...

  • The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short.

  • Much of the information about a group can be gleaned from a study of its subgroups. For these reasons it is important to study the subgroup structure of the almost simple groups, and in particular their maximal subgroups.

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Origin

noun

From sub- + group.