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Grigorchuk group

Grigorchuk group proper noun: the earliest example of a finitely generated group of intermediate growth (that is, faster than polynomial but slower than exponential).

Proper noun

the Grigorchuk group

  1. The earliest example of a finitely generated group of intermediate growth (that is, faster than polynomial but slower than exponential).

Origin of Grigorchuk group

Constructed by Rostislav Grigorchuk in a 1980 paper.

Questions about Grigorchuk group

What does Grigorchuk group mean?
Grigorchuk group means the earliest example of a finitely generated group of intermediate growth (that is, faster than polynomial but slower than exponential).
What part of speech is Grigorchuk group?
Grigorchuk group is a proper noun.

Words near Grigorchuk group in the dictionary

  1. Grignard reactions
  2. Grignard reagent
  3. Grignard reagents
  4. Grignon
  5. Grignons
  6. Grigorchuk group
  7. Grigorescu
  8. Grigori
  9. Grigorian
  10. Grigorians
  11. Grigorio Pimentel

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