subgroup
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| —n | |
| 1. | a distinct and often subordinate division of a group |
| 2. | a mathematical group whose members are members of another group, both groups being subject to the same rule of combination |
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Subgroup
is always a great word to know.
So is elective. Does it mean:
| selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction |
| like or containing an alkali, which neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue, or having a pH value greater than 7 |
Example sentences
The subgroup of people with mild cognitive impairment also improved.
Meanwhile, neither subgroup of rats on low-fat chow gained any significant excess weight.
It is a subgroup of the isometry group of the space concerned.
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