What does group mean?
Definitions for group
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Princeton's WordNet
group, groupingnoun
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
group, radical, chemical groupnoun
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
group, mathematical groupverb
a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
groupverb
arrange into a group or groups
"Can you group these shapes together?"
group, aggroupverb
form a group or group together
Wiktionary
groupnoun
A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
groupnoun
A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
groupnoun
A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
Did you see the new jazz group?
groupnoun
A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.
groupnoun
A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.
groupnoun
A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
groupnoun
A subset of a culture or of a society.
groupnoun
An air force formation.
groupnoun
A collection of formations or rock strata.
groupverb
To put together to form a group.
groupverb
To come together to form a group.
groupnoun
In the Unix operating system, a number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.
groupnoun
An element of an espresso machine from which hot water pours into the portafilter.
Etymology: From groupe, from gruppo, groppo, of origin, from kruppaz, from greub-. Cognate with German Kropf, cropp, croppa, Dutch krop, Old Norse kroppr. More at crop, croup.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Groupnoun
A croud; a cluster; a huddle; a number thronged together.
Etymology: grouppe, French; groppo, Italian.
In a picture, besides the principal figures which compose it, and are placed in the midst of it, there are less groups or knots of figures disposed at proper distances, which are parts of the piece, and seem to carry on the same design in a more inferior manner. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
I cannot doubt but the poet had here in view the picture of Zetus, in the famous group of figures which represents the two brothers binding Dirce to the horns of a mad bull. Addis.
You should try your graving tools
On this odious group of fools. Jonathan Swift.To Groupverb
To put into a croud; To huddle together.
Etymology: groupper, French.
The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of different objects, preserving still the justice and conformity of style and colouring. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
Group
A group is a number of persons or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
ChatGPT
group
A group is a collection of people or entities that come together in association, sharing a common purpose, interest, or identity. They interact and collaborate with each other, often having a sense of belonging and collective identity. Groups can vary in size, structure, and purpose, and can exist in various contexts, such as social, organizational, or educational settings.
Webster Dictionary
Groupnoun
a cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles
Groupnoun
an assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata
Groupnoun
a variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders
Groupnoun
a number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes
Groupnoun
to form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect; to form an assemblage of
Etymology: [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. kropf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See Crop, n.]
Wikidata
Group
In mathematics, a group is a set of elements together with an operation that combines any two of its elements to form a third element also in the set while satisfying four conditions called the group axioms, namely closure, associativity, identity and invertibility. One of the most familiar examples of a group is the set of integers together with the addition operation; the addition of any two integers forms another integer. The abstract formalization of the group axioms, detached as it is from the concrete nature of any particular group and its operation, allows entities with highly diverse mathematical origins in abstract algebra and beyond to be handled in a flexible way, while retaining their essential structural aspects. The ubiquity of groups in numerous areas within and outside mathematics makes them a central organizing principle of contemporary mathematics. Groups share a fundamental kinship with the notion of symmetry. For example, a symmetry group encodes symmetry features of a geometrical object: the group consists of the set of transformations that leave the object unchanged, and the operation of combining two such transformations by performing one after the other. Lie groups are the symmetry groups used in the Standard Model of particle physics; Point groups are used to help understand symmetry phenomena in molecular chemistry; and Poincaré groups can express the physical symmetry underlying special relativity.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Group
grōōp, n. a number of persons or things together: a number of individual things related, in some definite way differentiating them from others: (art) a combination of figures forming a harmonious whole.—v.t. to form into a group or groups.—v.i. to fall into harmonious combination.—n. Group′ing (art), the act of disposing and arranging figures or objects in a group. [Fr. groupe—It. groppo, a bunch, knot—Teut.; cf. Ger. kropf, protuberance.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
group
1. A flexible administrative and tactical unit composed of either two or more battalions or two or more squadrons. The term also applies to combat support and combat service support units. 2. A number of ships and/or aircraft, normally a subdivision of a force, assigned for a specific purpose. 3. A long-standing functional organization that is formed to support a broad function within a joint force commander
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
group
A set of islands not ranged in a row so as to form a chain, and the word is often used synonymously with cluster.
Editors Contribution
group
A number of things or people together.
There were a group of people gathered for the wedding.
Submitted by MaryC on February 7, 2020
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Entomology
Group
a division of classification used indefinitely for a series of allied species, genera or larger assemblages.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GROUP
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Group is ranked #49723 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Group surname appeared 422 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Group.
96.6% or 408 total occurrences were White.
1.9% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'group' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #195
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'group' in Written Corpus Frequency: #374
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'group' in Nouns Frequency: #17
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of group in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of group in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of group in a Sentence
Not would the witness tell us something we might not know because we just like to know ? but would the witness change the result -- and is it worth continuing to reward the bad performance of The White House to stretch this out and for not a change in the outcome?Under the Senate resolution governing the impeachment trial, the Senate will have four hours of debate on a motion about whether subpoenas for witnesses and documents are in order -- once the The White House impeachment managers and Trump's defense team make their opening arguments and after senators ask up to 16 hours of questions. After that four-hour debate, the Senate will vote on whether it should consider any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents. If there are 51 votes for that measure, a subpoena would be issued only if the Senate were to approve another motion naming the individual or documents that is backed by a majority of senators. Any witnesses would first be deposed privately before the Senate would vote on whether to make their testimony public.In addition to Lisa Murkowski, the focus has been on Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine, both of whom have signaled a willingness to hear from witnesses. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a retiring Tennessee Republican who is an institutionalist and a close McConnell ally, has not ruled out subpoenas either. But a GOP source close to the group of swing senators argues that the possibility of a drawn-out court fight will weigh heavily, including on Alexander.On Thursday, Lamar Alexander indicated Lamar Alexander had not yet made up Lamar Alexander mind about supporting subpoenas for witnesses and documents.
British Prime Minister David Cameron:
This would be the first time in our history that a group of nationalists from one part of our country would be involved in altering the direction of the government of our country, i think that's a frightening prospect.
It was pretty much business as usual, there’s nothing to it, guys, in that standpoint. We come to the rink, we prepare for the game tonight. If we have Jared, we have Jared. If we don’t, we’ll prepare for that, as well. We’re ready to go as a group and we’re excited for the challenge.
Their offer is targeted at those who are less affluent and that suits me. Taking care of this group and creating better social and labor conditions for them is good - it will benefit Poland's economy and the country as a whole.
It's largely redemption, for the whole team and the country, from San Francisco, the group of guys we went through this journey with are an absolutely special set of people and to have them all standing here with me now is a wonderful feeling. I'm very, very proud.
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Translations for group
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- جماعة, مجموعةArabic
- төркөмBashkir
- групаBelarusian
- групаBulgarian
- grupCatalan, Valencian
- skupina, kapela, seskupit, grupaCzech
- twrWelsh
- gruppeDanish
- Gruppe, gruppieren, BenutzergruppeGerman
- συγκρότημα, ομάδαGreek
- grupo, ariĝiEsperanto
- grupo, agruparSpanish
- rühmitamine, rühmEstonian
- taldeBasque
- گروهPersian
- ryhmittää, joukko, ryhmä, luokitella, ryhmittyä, yhtye, ryhmitelläFinnish
- groupe, grouperFrench
- kloftWestern Frisian
- dreamIrish
- cuideachdScottish Gaelic
- fatado, feixe, grupo, fatoGalician
- קבוצה, להקה, להקHebrew
- गटHindi
- csoport, együttesHungarian
- խումբArmenian
- kelompok, grup, gugusIndonesian
- grúpaIcelandic
- gruppo, raggruppareItalian
- קבוצהHebrew
- グループ, 集団, 群Japanese
- топKazakh
- ក្រុមKhmer
- ಗುಂಪುKannada
- 그룹Korean
- کۆمهڵKurdish
- globus, circulus, glomero, circulorLatin
- grupėLithuanian
- grupaLatvian
- групаMacedonian
- samoohaMarathi
- gruppeNorwegian
- verzameling, groep, groeperenDutch
- gruppeNorwegian Nynorsk
- gruppeNorwegian
- gropOccitan
- grupaPolish
- grupo, agrupar, triboPortuguese
- grup, grupaRomanian
- группа, группировать, коллектив, авиаполкRussian
- група, skupina, grupa, скупинаSerbo-Croatian
- skupinaSlovene
- grupp, hop, grupperaSwedish
- kundi, makundiSwahili
- குழுTamil
- గుంపు, సమూహంTelugu
- กลุ่มThai
- grupTurkish
- групаUkrainian
- گروپUrdu
- nhómVietnamese
- גרופּעYiddish
- 組Chinese
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