<s>
A	O
superelement	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
method	I-Application
technique	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
defining	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
by	O
grouping	O
and	O
processing	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
finite	B-Application
elements	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
superelement	B-Algorithm
describes	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
problem	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
locally	O
solved	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Substructuring	O
a	O
problem	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
superelements	B-Algorithm
may	O
facilitate	O
the	O
division	O
of	O
labor	O
and	O
overcome	O
computer	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superelements	B-Algorithm
were	O
invented	O
in	O
the	O
aerospace	O
industry	O
,	O
where	O
complexity	O
and	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
problems	O
exceeded	O
the	O
solving	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
computational	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
superelements	B-Algorithm
made	O
solving	O
of	O
larger	O
problems	O
possible	O
,	O
by	O
breakdown	O
of	O
complex	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
complete	O
airplanes	O
.	O
</s>
