supergroup

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English

Etymology

From super- +‎ group.

Noun

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supergroup (plural supergroups)

  1. Any group composed of other groups.
    1. (mathematics) The group to which a subgroup belongs.
      • 2011, Alexander Kulikov, Nikolay Vereshchagin, editors, Computer Science – Theory and Applications , Springer, →ISBN, page 237:
        Formally, a supergroup is a more general notion than group. We illustrate the difference between the two notions by a simple example.
    2. (music) A group of musicians, each a star of another band (especially in rock music).
      • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 365:
        In 1974, David Geffen, Asylum's main man, applied his negotiating abilities to creating a country-rock supergroup along the lines of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
  • (physics) A generalization of groups, used in the study of supersymmetry.
  • (telecommunications) In the L-carrier system, a multiplexed group of channel groups.
  • (geology) A sequence of groups of formations that compose a coherent unit.
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