subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp 
1
: a subordinate group whose members usually share some common differential quality
2
: a subset of a mathematical group that is itself a group
Examples of subgroup in a Sentence
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The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for city voters overall and higher for subgroups.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
AstraZeneca and Oxford gave reporters with the news agency two different answers about whether a subgroup in the U.K. arm of the study received half doses of the vaccine purposefully or by accident.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
But the results among subgroups are less statistically reliable because there are fewer respondents in them.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
These differing subgroups could suggest the disease arises through a multitude of immune system pathways.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
And there’d be a lot of goings on in different groups and subgroups within the tail light community that were at each other’s throats, and infighting and intrigue.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
The messages expose multiple com subgroups and thousands of users in nearly a dozen countries on three continents.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
The Hawaii Republican caucuses will allocate 19 delegates, distributed across various subgroups based on the statewide vote and congressional district results.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
Much of this change is due to pop culture’s reflection of the interests and trends of a society, or a particular subgroup within it.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
AstraZeneca and Oxford gave reporters with the news agency two different answers about whether a subgroup in the U.K. arm of the study received half doses of the vaccine purposefully or by accident.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
But the results among subgroups are less statistically reliable because there are fewer respondents in them.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
These differing subgroups could suggest the disease arises through a multitude of immune system pathways.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
And there’d be a lot of goings on in different groups and subgroups within the tail light community that were at each other’s throats, and infighting and intrigue.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
The messages expose multiple com subgroups and thousands of users in nearly a dozen countries on three continents.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
The Hawaii Republican caucuses will allocate 19 delegates, distributed across various subgroups based on the statewide vote and congressional district results.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
Much of this change is due to pop culture’s reflection of the interests and trends of a society, or a particular subgroup within it.
—Angelique Kuiper, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
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subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp
: a group whose members usually share some common quality that makes them different from the other members of a larger group to which they belong
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