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lamplighter group

lamplighter group noun: the restricted wreath product mathbf Z₂≀ mathbf Z.

Noun

lamplighter group (plural lamplighter groups)

  1. The restricted wreath product mathbf Z₂≀ mathbf Z.

Forms of lamplighter group

plurallamplighter groups

Origin of lamplighter group

The group can be viewed as acting on a doubly infinite sequence of street lamps …,l_-2,l_-1,l_0,l_1,l_2,l_3,… each of which may be on or off, with a lamplighter standing at some lamp l_k.

Questions about lamplighter group

What does lamplighter group mean?
Lamplighter group means the restricted wreath product mathbf Z₂≀ mathbf Z.
What part of speech is lamplighter group?
Lamplighter group is a noun.
What is the plural of lamplighter group?
The plural of lamplighter group is lamplighter groups.

Words near lamplighter group in the dictionary

  1. lamplets
  2. Lampley
  3. lamplight
  4. lamplighted
  5. lamplighter
  6. lamplighter group
  7. lamplighter groups
  8. lamplighters
  9. lamplights
  10. lamplike
  11. lamplit

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