Cyclic subgroup

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Definition

A cyclic subgroup is a generated subgroup, where the generating set is a single element of the group (G,×), that is:

  • For any gG the cyclic subgroup generated by g is g (for the meaning of this notation see Generated subgroup)
  • This is equivalent to g={gn | nZ}

This is a subgroup, and is Abelian (for finite groups - not sure about infinite)


TODO: Proof of claims


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