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conjugacy class

conjugacy class noun: a subset of a group which is an equivalence class in the quotient set of the group divided by conjugation as equivalence relation.

Noun

conjugacy class (plural conjugacy classes)

  1. (error-lua-exec) A subset of a group which is an equivalence class in the quotient set of the group divided by conjugation as equivalence relation.
    • If a group acts on itself through conjugation, then its orbits are its conjugacy classes and its stabilizer subgroups are its centralizers.

Forms of conjugacy class

pluralconjugacy classes

Questions about conjugacy class

What does conjugacy class mean?
Conjugacy class means a subset of a group which is an equivalence class in the quotient set of the group divided by conjugation as equivalence relation.
What part of speech is conjugacy class?
Conjugacy class is a noun.
What is the plural of conjugacy class?
The plural of conjugacy class is conjugacy classes.

Words near conjugacy class in the dictionary

  1. conjuctival
  2. conjugability
  3. conjugable
  4. conjugacies
  5. conjugacy
  6. conjugacy class
  7. conjugacy classes
  8. conjugal
  9. conjugal act
  10. conjugal rights
  11. conjugal visit

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