subswarm

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ swarm.

Noun

subswarm (plural subswarms)

1. A swarm making up part of a larger swarm.
   • 2015 August 5, Xiao-peng Wei et al., “Multiswarm Particle Swarm Optimization with Transfer of the Best Particle”, in Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience‎^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     The four subswarms employ a cooperative strategy.