English Explanatory Dictionary

normal subgroup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg⁻¹ is in H.

Word forms

normal subgroup normal subgroups

Etymology

The term was coined by Évariste Galois.

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