English

Noun

subgroup ‎(plural subgroups)

1. A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
2. (group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.

Synonyms

• (group within a group): subset

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Verb

subgroup ‎(third-person singular simple present subgroups, present participle subgrouping, simple past and past participle subgrouped)

1. To divide or classify into subgroups