subgroup

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To divide or classify into subgroups

Synonyms

divide

group

break up

sub-group

bank

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manifold

race

subgenus

subset

tribe

small group

grouping

cluster

division

family

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Etymology

From sub- + group.