group theory


noun
  1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.

Origin of group theory

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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Scientific definitions for group theory

group theory

  1. The branch of mathematics concerned with groups and the description of their properties.

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