a·be·li·an group ( -b  l-n, -blyn)n. See commutative group. [After Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician.] |
Abelian group [əˈbiːlɪən]
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(Mathematics) a group the defined binary operation of which is commutative: if a and b are members of an Abelian group then ab = ba
[named after Niels Henrik Abel (1802-29), Norwegian mathematician]
| abelian group also Abelian group (-bl-n) See commutative group. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Abelian group - a group that satisfies the commutative lawmathematical group, group - a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse |
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