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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Further analysis pinpointed a subgroup, M7b1a1, as the most likely source of this protective effect.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
There were a lot of subgroups at Radish, people who did laundry together or worked out together.
—Zoë Bernard, Vox, 20 June 2024
Despite the disparity in views among the subgroups, there was at least some room for agreement.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
Today, the tribes are the country’s two major political parties, bolstered by the demographic subgroups that compose their most loyal and predictable constituencies.
—Reuben Brigety, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
There were a lot of subgroups at Radish, people who did laundry together or worked out together.
—Zoë Bernard, Vox, 20 June 2024
Despite the disparity in views among the subgroups, there was at least some room for agreement.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
Today, the tribes are the country’s two major political parties, bolstered by the demographic subgroups that compose their most loyal and predictable constituencies.
—Reuben Brigety, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
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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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