Used in a Sentence

subgroup

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for subgroup.

Editorial note

More important is whether a subgroup is galvanized to action and will commit to the long fight.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of subgroup gathered in one view.

noun

A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

verb

To divide or classify into subgroups

noun

(group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for subgroup.

noun

A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

verb

To divide or classify into subgroups

noun

(group theory) A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G.

Example sentences

1

More important is whether a subgroup is galvanized to action and will commit to the long fight.

2

Targeting the listing is cheaper, and if you can identify a subgroup that contains most of the potential candidates for your opening, it might be sensible to target.

3

Your first sentence would be more appropriate if parent's post was directed at this subgroup.

4

Looking at division and mod as a pair finding group and subgroup indices is interesting.

5

Do you have data showing that comp didn't go up for any specific subgroup?

6

A growing subgroup may decide they just don't want to be around the base.

7

And the only reason is that some subgroup might not be fully pleased?

8

I've gotten some great information from that reddit subgroup, especially on some of the variants of Soylent that people have created.

9

Look closely and you'll notice that some of these badgers, or those of the same subgroup, are resistant to both squirrels and other badgers coming into the forest.

10

I think you're mistaking people under 30 with people who haven't lived by themselves and handled their own finances which is a subgroup of under-30's.

11

I think the contention is that having a subgroup in society with 1% of their people willing to kill cannot possibly be contained by a police force, and cannot possibly peacefully exist alongside other groups.

12

I don't know how to change subgroup attitudes like that, but at any rate it sure would be nice to give opportunity to those who want it.

Quote examples

1

As much as I agree with the author's point, it's misleading to refer to "the market" when you're really talking about a very small subgroup of people.

2

By "anecdote", I meant "a culture or subgroup where women are reputed to be more risk taking than men", not "an individual example".

3

Second question: why do you call out the author of the article for using "him" instead of "her/them/xer/it/whatever", then proceed to use incredibly demeaning terms and guilty-by-association smears against another oppressed subgroup, the true nerds?

4

(Ideally they would keep blind the relevant members of the collaboration to this fact.) Then when you say "we failed to replicate X% of the studies" you also say "of the subgroup that had already be replicated, we failed to replicate Y%".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use subgroup in a sentence?

More important is whether a subgroup is galvanized to action and will commit to the long fight.

What does subgroup mean?

A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

What part of speech is subgroup?

subgroup is commonly used as noun, verb.