subgroup
Division within collective
A subgroup is a smaller group within a larger one, distinguished by some shared characteristic: The study divided participants into subgroups by age.
In mathematics, a subgroup is a subset of a group that itself satisfies the requirements to be a group.
The term appears frequently in research contexts where populations are broken into categories for analysis.
Group within group
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- divisionSplitting into parts
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- unitIndividual part or measure
cell · chapter · wing · caucus · taskforce · splinter · breakaway · affiliate
Collection within collection
- quotientDivision's numerical result
- normalConforming to standard
- cyclicRepeating in sequence
- finiteHaving definite bounds
infinite · order · index · element · generator · isomorphism · kernel · lattice
Distinct part of whole
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- sampleSubset for study
- demographicStatistical population category
age · gender · ethnic · socioeconomic · behavioral · geographic · cultural · consumer
Exclusive social group
- circleCurved closed shape
- coterieExclusive social circle
- peerOne of similar standing
- minoritySmaller part of whole
ethnic · cultural · religious · marginalized · identity · community · network · tribe
Monophyletic taxonomic group
- taxonClassificatory group of organisms
- subspeciesTaxonomic rank beneath species
- varietyState of being diverse
- strainExcessive stretching force
population · lineage · phylogenetic · taxonomic · classification · family · genus · species
faction
Group within group
unit · cell · chapter · wing · caucus · taskforce · splinter · breakaway · affiliate · bloc
subset
Collection within collection
finite · infinite · order · index · element · generator · isomorphism · kernel · lattice · permutation
segment
Distinct part of whole
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- sampleSubset for study
demographic · age · gender · ethnic · socioeconomic · behavioral · geographic · cultural · consumer · audience
clique
Exclusive social group
minority · ethnic · cultural · religious · marginalized · identity · community · network · tribe · clan
clade
Monophyletic taxonomic group
- taxonClassificatory group of organisms
- subspeciesTaxonomic rank beneath species
- varietyState of being diverse
strain · population · lineage · phylogenetic · taxonomic · classification · family · genus · species · breed
- small categorysubset, subcategory, subdivision
- Topological Groupstorus, solenoid, solenoids
- groupsteam, teams, club, clubs, gang
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- math conceptsangle, numbers, algebra, circle, equations
- "Sub-" wordssubway, submarine, subtract, subject, suburb
subgroupsupergroup
Band of already-famous musicians
whole group · umbrella group · superordinate · umbrella organization · superset
subgroupwhole group
All members collectively
whole · the whole · totality · entirety · complete set