English Explanatory Dictionary

Sylow theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a collection of theorems of finite group theory that give detailed information about the number of subgroups of fixed order that a given finite group contains.

Word forms

Sylow theorem Sylow theorems

Etymology

Named after the Norwegian mathematician Peter Ludwig Sylow.

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