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Subsection vs Subcategory - What's the difference?

subsection | subcategory |

As nouns the difference between subsection and subcategory

is that subsection is a defined part of a section while subcategory is with respect to a given category, a more narrow category.

subsection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A defined part of a section.
  • A subpart of a legal document such as law.

    • subcategory

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sub-category

    Noun

    (subcategories)
  • With respect to a given category, a more narrow category.
  • (category theory) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's

    • Synonyms

    * child category

    Antonyms

    * supercategory