grouping

noun
UK /ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
US /ˈɡruːpɪŋ/

A grouping is a set of things or people put together.

The teacher made a grouping of desks for the science project.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of putting things or people into groups.

The grouping of the animals by size helped the children learn.

3. A number of people who share something in common.

The choir was a grouping of singers from many schools.

4. In math, a way of putting numbers together using brackets.

The grouping of numbers in parentheses changes the answer.