【Math】Definition of a Group

Definition of a Group

Definition (Group)

A group is an ordered pair \( ( G, \cdot ) \) , where \( G \) is a set and \( \cdot \) is a binary operation \( G \times G \to G \), satisfying the following axioms :

  1. Associativity
    For all \( a, b, c \in G \),
    $$ (a \cdot b ) \cdot c = a \cdot ( b \cdot c ) $$
  2. Identity Element
    There exists a special element \( e \in G \) such that for every element \( a \in G \) ,
    $$ e \cdot a = a \cdot e = a $$
  3. Inverse Eltement
    For every \( a \in G \), there exists an \( b \in G \) such that :
    $$a \cdot b = b \cdot a = e $$

Example of a Group

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