alternating group

al·ter·nate group

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Definitions of alternating group words

noun alternating group the subgroup consisting of all even permutations, of the group of all permutations of a finite set. 1
noun alternating group (group theory) a group of even permutations of a finite set. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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