"coset" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cosets [plural]
Etymology: co- + set; apparently first used 1910 by American mathematician George Abram Miller. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|set}} co- + set Head templates: {{en-noun}} coset (plural cosets)
  1. (algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup. Wikipedia link: George Abram Miller, coset Categories (topical): Algebra, Group theory Derived forms: double coset, left coset, right coset Translations (result of applying group operation with fixed element from the parent group on each element of a subgroup): kõrvalklass (Estonian), sivuluokka (Finnish), classe laterale [feminine] (Italian), warstwa [feminine] (Polish), classe lateral [feminine] (Portuguese), sidoklass [common-gender] (Swedish)

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