English Explanatory Dictionary

Fitting subgroup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. For a finite group G: the unique largest normal nilpotent subgroup of G, which intuitively represents the smallest subgroup that "controls" the structure of G when G is solvable.

Word forms

Fitting subgroup Fitting subgroups

Etymology

Named after Hans Fitting.

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