Grouping
/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
Definitions
2 meaningsThe act or process of arranging things or people into groups.
/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
The act of forming or organizing into a group.
The museum's exhibit features a fascinating grouping of ancient artifacts.
💡 Simply: Grouping is like when you put all the red toys in one box and all the blue toys in another. It's organizing things together.
👶 For kids: When you put things that are alike together, like putting all your blocks with the other blocks.
More Examples
The data analysis involved a careful grouping of similar variables.
The teacher asked the students to create a grouping of animals based on their habitats.
How It's Used
"The researchers used a statistical grouping to analyze the data."
"The company's restructuring involved the grouping of different departments."
The act of putting things or people into groups.
/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
Present participle of the verb 'group'.
The students were grouping into teams for the science experiment.
💡 Simply: When you're grouping, you're putting things or people together with others that are similar or have something in common, like when you're making teams for a game.
👶 For kids: When you put people or things that are alike together, like putting all your friends together to play.
More Examples
The program is grouping similar types of data.
They are grouping the new employees into teams.
How It's Used
"The children were grouping together to play a game."
"The company is grouping its resources to launch a new project."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
group hug
A hug involving several people at once, typically to express affection or support.
"After the team won, they celebrated with a group hug."
in a group
Together as a collective.
"They travelled in a group to the museum."
From "group" + "-ing". The word "group" comes from the Italian "gruppo", meaning "knot" or "cluster". The suffix "-ing" indicates an action or process.
The term 'grouping' has been used since the mid-19th century, initially related to military formations and later expanding to various other contexts.
Memory tip
Think of arranging colored pencils by color; that's grouping!
Word Origin
"cluster, knot"