subgroup
subg·roup
noun
1.
a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
2.
(mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
Origin
From sub- + group.
Phrases
- Cartan subgroup
- commutator subgroup
- derived subgroup
- Fitting subgroup
- normal subgroup
- proper subgroup
- stabilizer subgroup
- stable subgroup
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