supergroups

Noun

supergroup (plural supergroups)

1. Any group composed of other groups.
   • Near-synonyms: superset (often synonymous), superclass, supercategory

   Synonyms:

   superset, superclass, supercategory

   1. The group to which a subgroup belongs.
      • Formally, a supergroup is a more general notion than group. We illustrate the difference between the two notions by a simple example.2011, Alexander Kulikov, Nikolay Vereshchagin, editors, Computer Science – Theory and Applications […] , Springer, →ISBN, page 237
   2. A group of musicians, each a star (especially, a superstar) of another band (especially in rock music).
      • 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.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 365
   3. A generalization of groups, used in the study of supersymmetry.
   4. In the L-carrier system, a multiplexed group of channel groups.
   5. A sequence of groups of formations that compose a coherent unit.