subgroup

A noun referring to a distinct and often subordinate division within a larger group, or in mathematics, a non-empty subset of a group that itself forms a group under the same operation.

• 🇪🇸Subconjunto de un grupo más grande que forma un grupo por sí mismo bajo la misma operación, o subdivisión distinta y a menudo subordinada dentro de una organización o categoría mayor.

1. Distinct subordinate group B2 formal

   A smaller, distinct group that is part of a larger group, often with its own specific characteristics.

   • The research team divided the participants into subgroups based on age.
   • Within the main political party, there is a subgroup that advocates for environmental issues.
   • The study focused on a specific subgroup of patients with the rare condition.

   🇪🇸subgrupo

   Sinónimos: subculturesubdivisionsubpopulationsubsectionsubset

2. Mathematical subset C1 formal scientific

   In mathematics, a non-empty subset of a group that itself forms a group under the same operation.

   • The set of even integers is a subgroup of the additive group of integers.
   • The identity element is always a member of any subgroup.
   • The subgroup must be closed under the group operation.

   🇪🇸subgrupo

• subgroups plural form
• subgroups' possessive plural form
• subgroup's possessive singular form