"group theory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: group theories [plural]
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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see group, theory; a theory about (particular kinds of) groups. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  2. (algebra, uncountable) The mathematical theory of groups. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Algebra, Group theory Translations (mathematical theory of groups): 群論 (Chinese Mandarin), 群论 (qúnlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), ryhmäteoria (Finnish), théorie des groupes [feminine] (French), Gruppentheorie [feminine] (German), समूह सिद्धांत (samūh siddhānt) (Hindi), csoportelmélet (Hungarian), grúpufræði [feminine] (Icelandic), teoria dei grupp [feminine] (Italian), 群論 (gunron) (alt: ぐんろん) (Japanese), топтар теориясы (toptar teoriäsy) (Kazakh), 군론 (gullon) (alt: 群論) (Korean), theoria catervarum [feminine] (Latin), teori kumpulan (Malay), teoria dos grupos [feminine] (Portuguese), teorija grupa [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), teoría de grupos [feminine] (Spanish), gruppteori [common-gender] (Swedish), குலக் கோட்பாடு (kulak kōṭpāṭu) (Tamil), ทฤษฎีกรุป (Thai), lý thuyết nhóm (alt: 理說𩁱) (Vietnamese)
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Synonyms: theory of groups Related terms: group theoretical

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      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kulak kōṭpāṭu",
      "sense": "mathematical theory of groups",
      "word": "குலக் கோட்பாடு"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "mathematical theory of groups",
      "word": "ทฤษฎีกรุป"
    },
    {
      "alt": "理說𩁱",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mathematical theory of groups",
      "word": "lý thuyết nhóm"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "group theory"
  ],
  "word": "group theory"
}

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