Abelian groups

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Abelian groups are algebraic structures in which the group operation is commutative, meaning the order of combining elements does not affect the result.

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Abelian group 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf algebraic structure
group
alsoKnownAs commutative group
closedUnder finite sums of elements
taking inverses
example complex numbers under addition
cyclic group of order n
finite direct product of cyclic groups
integers under addition
rationals under addition
reals under addition
torsion subgroup of a group
vector space under addition
generalizes additive group of a ring
additive group of a vector space
cyclic group
hasAxiom associativity of group operation
closure under group operation
commutativity of group operation
existence of identity element
existence of inverses
hasCategory category of Abelian groups
hasCategoryProperty category of Abelian groups is an Abelian category
hasConstruction direct product of Abelian groups
direct sum of Abelian groups
quotient group
hasIdentityElement 0 in additive notation
e in multiplicative notation
hasInvariant primary decomposition for finite Abelian groups
rank of an Abelian group
torsion subgroup
hasInverseNotation a⁻¹ in multiplicative notation
−a in additive notation
hasMorphism group homomorphism
hasOperation binary operation usually denoted by + or ·
hasProperty associative operation
commutative operation
identity element
inverse elements
hasStructureTheorem finitely generated Abelian groups decompose into direct sum of cyclic groups
hasSubstructure subgroup
isSpecialCaseOf group
namedAfter Niels Henrik Abel
satisfiesEquation a + b = b + a for all elements a, b
usedIn algebraic number theory
algebraic topology
category theory
homological algebra
module theory
representation theory

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Niels Henrik Abel knownFor Abelian groups