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Groups vs Subgroup - What's the difference?

groups | subgroup |

As nouns the difference between groups and subgroup

is that groups is while subgroup is a group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

As verbs the difference between groups and subgroup

is that groups is (group) while subgroup is to divide or classify into subgroups.

groups

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (group)

    • subgroup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
  • (group theory) A subset H'' of a group ''G'' that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as ''G .

    • Synonyms

    * (group within a group) subset

    Derived terms

    * Cartan subgroup * Fitting subgroup * normal subgroup * proper subgroup * trivial subgroup * stable subgroup

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To divide or classify into subgroups