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alternating group

 
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–noun Mathematics.
the subgroup consisting of all even permutations, of the group of all permutations of a finite set.

Origin:
1905–10
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alternating group  
n.  A group consisting of all possible even permutations of a given number of items.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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