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  • 1Characteristic subgroup — In mathematics, particularly in the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, a characteristic subgroup is a subgroup that is invariant under all automorphisms of the parent group.[1][2] Because conjugation is an automorphism, every… …

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  • 2Fully characteristic subgroup — In mathematics, a subgroup of a group is fully characteristic (or fully invariant) if it is invariant under every endomorphism of the group. That is, any endomorphism of the group takes elements of the subgroup to elements of the subgroup.Every… …

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  • 3Characteristic — (from the Greek word for a property or attribute (= trait) of an entity) may refer to: In physics and engineering, any characteristic curve that shows the relationship between certain input and output parameters, for example: I V or current… …

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  • 4Characteristic 2 type — In mathematical finite group theory, a group is said to be of characteristic 2 type or even type or of even characteristic if it resembles a group of Lie type over a field of characteristic 2. In the classification of finite simple groups, there… …

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  • 5Fitting subgroup — In mathematics, especially in the area of algebra known as group theory, the Fitting subgroup F of a finite group G , named after Hans Fitting, is the unique largest normal nilpotent subgroup of G . Intuitively, it represents the smallest… …

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  • 6Normal subgroup — Concepts in group theory category of groups subgroups, normal subgroups group homomorphisms, kernel, image, quotient direct product, direct sum semidirect product, wreath product …

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  • 7Torsion subgroup — In the theory of abelian groups, the torsion subgroup AT of an abelian group A is the subgroup of A consisting of all elements that have finite order. An abelian group A is called a torsion (or periodic) group if every element of A has finite… …

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  • 8Commutator subgroup — In mathematics, more specifically in abstract algebra, the commutator subgroup or derived subgroup of a group is the subgroup generated by all the commutators of the group.[1][2] The commutator subgroup is important because it is the smallest… …

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  • 9Subnormal subgroup — In mathematics, in the field of group theory, a subgroup H of a given group G is a subnormal subgroup of G if there is a chain of subgroups of the group, each one normal in the next, beginning at H and ending at G .In notation, H is k subnormal… …

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  • 10Frattini subgroup — Hasse diagram of the lattice of subgroups of the dihedral group Dih4 In the 3 element layer are the maximal subgroups; their intersection (the F. s.) is the central element in the 5 element layer. So Dih4 has only one non generating element… …

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