Definition of group
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition
went there as a group
2a : a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship
a study group
b : an assemblage of objects regarded as a unit
one of the food groups
c(1) : a military unit consisting of a headquarters and attached battalions
(2) : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a squadron and lower than a wing
3a : an assemblage of related organisms
—often used to avoid taxonomic connotations when the kind or degree of relationship is not clearly defined
b(1) : two or more atoms joined together or sometimes a single atom forming part of a molecule especially : functional group a methyl group
(2) : an assemblage of elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table
c : a bed or layer of rocks deposited during an era
4 : a mathematical set that is closed under a binary associative operation, contains an identity element, and has an inverse for every element
group
verbgrouped; grouping; groups
Definition of group (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to combine in a group
grouped English and Dutch as Germanic languages
2 : to assign to a group : classify The children were grouped by age.
1 : to form a group
The students grouped around the table.
2 : to belong to a group
3 : to make groups of closely spaced hits on a target
the gun grouped beautifully— R. C. Ruark
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The first known use of group was in 1668
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