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| ====== Permutation Group ====== | ====== Permutation Group ====== | ||
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| - | Let $X$ be any set. A $\textdef{permutation group}$ on $X$ is any [[definition: | + | A $\textdef{permutation group}$ on $X$ is a set of [[definition: |
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| - | This definition requires that we first define the symmetric group, and that we have defined subgroup, and that we have developed some intuition about how to something is a subgroup. | + | |
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| - | Let $X$ be any set. A permutation on $X$ is a bijection on $X$. A $\textdef{permutation group}$ on $X$ is a set of bijections on $X$ that .... | + | |
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| ==== Remarks ==== | ==== Remarks ==== | ||
| - | * $\sym{X}$ denotes the [[definition: | + | * Alternately, |
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| - | Let $X$ be any set. A \textdef{permutation group} on $X$ is any subgroup of $\sym{X}$; that is, it is a subset | + | A \textdef{permutation group} on $X$ is a set of permutations |
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