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Meaning of abelian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
əˈbi.li.ən

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of abelian.
    alt-of, dated, not-comparable
  2. Of an algebraic structure (usually a group or algebra), having a commutative defining operation.
    not-comparable
  3. Of a binary function, commutative.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Čeština abelovský
Deutsch abelsch
Español abeliano
Suomi abelinen
Français abélien
Nederlands abels
Svenska abelsk
Українська абелів

Examples

“The interesting aspect here is that U₃ is irreducible, even though all irreps over the complexes are one-dimensional because ℤ₄ is abelian.”
“Ex. 2. Show by §§ 187, 188 that there can be no transitive Abelian group of prime degree other than the cyclic group, and that there is no irreducible Abelian equation of prime degree other than the cyclic equation.”
“All irreducible Abelian equations of the tenth order belong to the cyclical group of order ten,[…].”
“In this chapter "group" means torsion free Abelian group. The "bible" of Abelian group theory is the two volume work of Fuchs [11].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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