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subgroup [′səb‚grĂ¼p]
(mathematics)
A subsetNof a groupGwhich is itself a group relative to the same operation.

Subgroup 

in mathematics, a subset of elements of a group that itself forms a group with respect to the group operation. This means that a subgroup that contains the elements a and b will always contain a-1 and ab as well.



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