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SUBGROUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("subgroup" is a kind of...):
group; mathematical group (a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A distinct and often subordinate group within a group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("subgroup" is a kind of...):
group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subgroup"):
bench (the reserve players on a team)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb subgroup
Context examples:
The concept refers to population subgroups such as Eskimos, Aleuts, Inupiat, Yupik, Alutiiq, Egegik,and Pribilovian, Alaskan Athabascan, Tlingit, and Haida.
(Alaska Native, NCI Thesaurus)
This subgroup of myeloproliferative neoplasms includes cases which do not meet the morphologic criteria of any of the defined myeloproliferative neoplasms, or which have characteristics that overlap at least two of the myeloproliferative neoplasms.
(Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Unclassifiable, NCI Thesaurus)
Subgroups of AIDS patients.
(AIDS Population, NCI Thesaurus)
While high saturated fat levels in red meat have long been known to contribute to heart disease for people in general, the new finding suggests that a subgroup of the population may be at heightened risk for a different reason – a food allergen.
(Researchers have found a link between allergen in red meat and heart disease, National Institutes of Health)
The selection of the subgroups, methods of subgroup analysis , and anticipated difference in observation outcome(s) have to be defined and justified in the study protocol and based on known biological mechanisms, and/or findings in previous studies.
(Clinical Study Population Subgroup, NCI Thesaurus)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) divides the disease into four molecular subgroups according to their clinical and molecular characteristics.
(New method to classify brain tumour in children, SciDev.Net)
