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
Examples of subgroup in a Sentence
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The survey didn’t specify what the agency had done to climb in the rankings but one answer could be found on the Reddit subgroup for federal employees.
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Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Another said removal would be tantamount to an admission of wrongdoing and that not all tattooed subgroups actually engage in misconduct.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The most important issue facing Anne Arundel Public Schools is the existence of persistent gaps in opportunity and achievement between different subgroups of students.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for city voters overall and higher for subgroups.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
AstraZeneca and Oxford gave reporters with the news agency two different answers about whether a subgroup in the U.K. arm of the study received half doses of the vaccine purposefully or by accident.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
But the results among subgroups are less statistically reliable because there are fewer respondents in them.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
These differing subgroups could suggest the disease arises through a multitude of immune system pathways.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
And there’d be a lot of goings on in different groups and subgroups within the tail light community that were at each other’s throats, and infighting and intrigue.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 20 May 2024
Another said removal would be tantamount to an admission of wrongdoing and that not all tattooed subgroups actually engage in misconduct.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The most important issue facing Anne Arundel Public Schools is the existence of persistent gaps in opportunity and achievement between different subgroups of students.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for city voters overall and higher for subgroups.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
AstraZeneca and Oxford gave reporters with the news agency two different answers about whether a subgroup in the U.K. arm of the study received half doses of the vaccine purposefully or by accident.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
But the results among subgroups are less statistically reliable because there are fewer respondents in them.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
These differing subgroups could suggest the disease arises through a multitude of immune system pathways.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
And there’d be a lot of goings on in different groups and subgroups within the tail light community that were at each other’s throats, and infighting and intrigue.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
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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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