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groups

/ɡɹuːps/

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noun

A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

Examples :

"The students worked on the science project in small groups. "

group organization

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A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.

Examples :

"In mathematics, certain sets of numbers with addition, like the set of integers, qualify as "groups" because they follow specific rules, such as having a zero (the identity) and negative numbers (inverses). "

math technical group

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An effective divisor on a curve.

Examples :

"Sentence: "The sets of points where a specific function equals zero on the elliptic curve form meaningful groups that help us understand the curve's structure." "

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A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.

Examples :

"Did you see the new jazz group?"

music entertainment

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A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.

Examples :

"Astronomers study groups of galaxies to understand how the universe evolved. "

astronomy space group

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A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.

Examples :

"Chemists study the properties of elements within different groups on the periodic table. "

element chemistry science

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A functional group.

Examples :

"Nitro is an electron-withdrawing group."

compound chemistry group

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A subset of a culture or of a society.

Examples :

"In our school, students form different groups based on their interests, like sports clubs, drama club, and coding club. "

culture society group

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An air force formation.

Examples :

"During the air show, several groups of planes flew in perfect synchronization, creating stunning patterns in the sky. "

military group vehicle

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A collection of formations or rock strata.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "The road cut through layers of sandstone, revealing different groups of rock strata that varied in color and texture." "

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A number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.

Examples :

"At the office, access to the financial documents is restricted to specific groups of employees. "

computing technology system organization internet technical

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An element of an espresso machine from which hot water pours into the portafilter.

Examples :

"The barista carefully cleaned the groups of the espresso machine after a busy morning rush. "

machine drink utensil technical device part

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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.

Examples :

"The music teacher showed the students how to play the groups of eighth notes in the song. "

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A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.

Examples :

""For the school soccer tournament, the teams were divided into groups, with each group playing only against the other teams within their assigned group." "

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A commercial organization.

Examples :

"Several large groups invested in the new tech startup, hoping for a significant return. "

business organization commerce

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To put together to form a group.

Examples :

"group the dogs by hair colour"

group organization action

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To come together to form a group.

Examples :

"Sentence: "After the teacher announced the project, the students started to group themselves based on their interests." "

group organization action