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
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The survey also included a subgroup of about 1,400 people who were asked to complete a detailed food and drink diary for a full week.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Sampling error associated with results among subgroup is higher.
—Victoria Balara, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Within the energy sector, Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, have maintained a bullish long-term uptrend in contrast to most other subgroups.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Now, a recent Stanford University study of nearly half a million California pediatric records is one of the first to look at subgroups of Asians in the U.S. under 18 to try to understand why Asian Americans are so at risk.
—Lucy Tu, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Sampling error associated with results among subgroup is higher.
—Victoria Balara, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Within the energy sector, Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, have maintained a bullish long-term uptrend in contrast to most other subgroups.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Now, a recent Stanford University study of nearly half a million California pediatric records is one of the first to look at subgroups of Asians in the U.S. under 18 to try to understand why Asian Americans are so at risk.
—Lucy Tu, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Subgroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subgroup. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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