subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp 
1
: a subordinate group whose members usually share some common differential quality
2
: a subset of a mathematical group that is itself a group
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Of that subgroup, 5% were diagnosed with dementia within five years, while 19% were diagnosed with the condition within 10 years.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
In comparison, approval among Hispanic adults surged by 15 points, reaching 37 percent—the most significant gain of any subgroup.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The effect is impossible to fully quantify, but the friendships, enmities, arguments, insights, subgroups, and countergroups that issued from these gatherings generated the lion’s share of the movement’s discourse.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Now take one of those subgroups and add a few particular elements to it to create a special subgroup, the Sylow normalizer.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
In comparison, approval among Hispanic adults surged by 15 points, reaching 37 percent—the most significant gain of any subgroup.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The effect is impossible to fully quantify, but the friendships, enmities, arguments, insights, subgroups, and countergroups that issued from these gatherings generated the lion’s share of the movement’s discourse.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Now take one of those subgroups and add a few particular elements to it to create a special subgroup, the Sylow normalizer.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Subgroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subgroup. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp
: a group whose members usually share some common quality that makes them different from the other members of a larger group to which they belong
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