mathematics, the order of a finite group is the number of its elements. If a group is not finite, one says that its order is infinite. The order of an element...
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Order theory is a branch of mathematics that investigates the intuitive notion of order using binary relations. It provides a formal framework for describing...
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In group theory, a word is any written product of group elements and their inverses. For example, if x, y and z are elements of a group G, then xy, z−1xzz...
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In abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as groups. The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known...
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In mathematical order theory, an ideal is a special subset of a partially ordered set (poset). Although this term historically was derived from the notion...
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representation theory (that is, through the representations of the group) and of computational group theory. A theory has been developed for finite groups, which...
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algorithms in computational group theory include: the Schreier–Sims algorithm for finding the order of a permutation group the Todd–Coxeter algorithm and...
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In mathematics, an order in the sense of ring theory is a subring O {\displaystyle {\mathcal {O}}} of a ring A {\displaystyle A} , such that A {\displaystyle...
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examples of finite groups include cyclic groups and permutation groups. The study of finite groups has been an integral part of group theory since it arose...
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Ordered set Order in Ramsey theory, uniform structures in consequence to critical set cardinality Order (group theory), the cardinality of a group or period...
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The New World Order (NWO) is a term often used in conspiracy theories which hypothesize a secretly emerging totalitarian world government. The common...
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In the mathematical area of order theory, every partially ordered set P gives rise to a dual (or opposite) partially ordered set which is often denoted...
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In first-order logic, a first-order theory is given by a set of axioms in some language. This entry lists some of the more common examples used in model...
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In the mathematical field of representation theory, group representations describe abstract groups in terms of bijective linear transformations of a vector...
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abelian group underlies many fundamental algebraic structures, such as fields, rings, vector spaces, and algebras. The theory of abelian groups is generally...
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on embedding of elements of order 2 in finite groups called the Z* theorem, proved by George Glauberman using the theory developed by Brauer, was particularly...
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The history of group theory, a mathematical domain studying groups in their various forms, has evolved in various parallel threads. There are three historical...
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group of order n {\displaystyle n} is isomorphic to the additive group of Z/nZ, the integers modulo n {\displaystyle n} . Every cyclic group is an abelian...
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In the mathematical area of order theory, completeness properties assert the existence of certain infima or suprema of a given partially ordered set (poset)...
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Geometric group theory is an area in mathematics devoted to the study of finitely generated groups via exploring the connections between algebraic properties...
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In group theory, a branch of mathematics, a core is any of certain special normal subgroups of a group. The two most common types are the normal core...
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mathematics, specifically group theory, Cauchy's theorem states that if G is a finite group and p is a prime number dividing the order of G (the number of elements...
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mathematics students. In order to do so, it covers several other significant topics in graph theory, number theory, and group theory. It was written by Giuliana...
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mathematics and abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as groups. The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra:...
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first-order logic. A theory about a topic, such as set theory, a theory for groups, or a formal theory of arithmetic, is usually a first-order logic together...
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In group theory, an area of mathematics, an infinite group is a group whose underlying set contains an infinite number of elements. In other words, it...
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In group theory, a branch of mathematics, a torsion group or a periodic group is a group in which every element has finite order. The exponent of such...
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mathematics, and specifically in group theory, a non-abelian group, sometimes called a non-commutative group, is a group (G, ∗) in which there exists at...
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Megaminx group has order 2, and the center of the Kilominx group is trivial. Quotienting out by the center of a group yields a sequence of groups called...
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abstract algebra known as Galois theory, the Galois group of a certain type of field extension is a specific group associated with the field extension...
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