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a few becoming one, until someone has to organize the chat

means A collection of people or things gathered or classed together as a unit.

from From French 'groupe,' borrowed into English in the 1600s as an art term for figures arranged together in a painting or sculpture. The French took it from Italian 'gruppo,' meaning a cluster or knot — and the trail likely runs back to a Germanic word for a lump or rounded mass, a cousin of 'crop.' So the very idea began as things knotted into one bunch, which is exactly what a group still is.

group theory
a math field built entirely on symmetry and structure
safety in numbers
prey herds confuse predators by overwhelming their target choice
diffused effort
people pull less hard in groups, called social loafing
minimum size
three is the smallest true group; two is a pair
for instance

the beatles — four-piece rock band from liverpool that released 213 songs between 1962-1970

led zeppelin — british rock band formed in 1968 with 8 studio albums across 12 years

rolling stones — english rock band established 1962, still touring in 2024 after 500+ concerts

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