subswarm

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noun

A swarm making up part of a larger swarm.

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Meanings

nounsubswarm (plural subswarms)

plural subswarms

  1. A swarm making up part of a larger swarm.

    The four subswarms employ a cooperative strategy.

    2015 August 5, Xiao-peng Wei et al., “Multiswarm Particle Swarm Optimization with Transfer of the Best Particle”, in Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + swarm.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subswarm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subswarm.

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