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subgroup definition

sub·group (-gro̵̅o̅p′)

noun

  1. a subdivision of a group; subordinate group
  2. Chem. a vertical subdivision of a group in the periodic table of chemical elements
  3. Math. a group whose elements form a subset of another group

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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