profinite group

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A topological group that is isomorphic to the inverse limit of some inverse system of discrete finite groups; equivalently, a topological group that is also a Stone space.

Word forms

profinite group profinite groups pro-finite group

Related words

profinite profinite integer profinite word
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