subgroup

Untergruppe

Eine kleinere Gruppe aus einigen Mitgliedern einer größeren Gruppe.

In einfachem Englisch: A smaller group made up of some members of a larger group.

• Each subgroup chose a leader.
• We compared the results for different age subgroups.
• A small subgroup of students needed extra help.

So benutzt man es: a subgroup of something (This subgroup of patients responded well.)

Synonyme: subset

Häufige Wendungen: subgroup of something, patient subgroup, small subgroup

Untergruppe

Eine Teilmenge einer mathematischen Gruppe, die mit derselben Verknüpfung selbst eine Gruppe bildet.

In einfachem Englisch: A set within a mathematical group that also forms a group using the same operation.

• This subgroup contains the identity element.
• The proof uses a normal subgroup of the original group.
• Every subgroup must contain the inverse of each of its elements.

So benutzt man es: a subgroup of a group (We identified a subgroup of the finite group.)

Häufige Wendungen: normal subgroup, cyclic subgroup, subgroup of something

in Untergruppen einteilen

Menschen oder Dinge einer größeren Gruppe in kleinere Gruppen einteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To divide people or things into smaller groups within a larger group.

• We subgroup the patients by age.
• The researchers subgrouped participants according to their symptoms.
• You can subgroup the data before comparing the results.

So benutzt man es: subgroup something by something (We subgrouped the results by region.); subgroup something into something (The team subgrouped participants into three age categories.)

Synonyme: subdivide, classify

Häufige Wendungen: subgroup by age, subgroup the participants, subgroup the data