abelian group

group whose group operation is commutative
Intangible mathematical_concept Q181296
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abelian group

Summary

abelian group is a mathematical concept[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • abelian group's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[3].
  • Niels Henrik Abel is named after abelian group[4].
  • abelian group is a type of nilpotent group[5].
  • abelian group is a type of commutative monoid[6].
  • abelian group is a type of commutative Moufang loop[7].
  • abelian group is a type of Dedekind group[8].
  • abelian group is a type of module[9].
  • abelian group is a type of CA-group[10].
  • abelian group is a type of FC-group[11].
  • abelian group is a type of elementary amenable group[12].
  • abelian group's Commons category is recorded as Abelian groups[13].
  • abelian group is the opposite of non-abelian group[14].
  • abelian group's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/abelian-groups[15].
  • abelian group's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/abelian-groups[16].
  • abelian group's has characteristic is recorded as closure[17].
  • abelian group's has characteristic is recorded as associativity[18].
  • abelian group's has characteristic is recorded as identity element[19].
  • abelian group's has characteristic is recorded as inverse element[20].
  • abelian group's has characteristic is recorded as commutative property[21].
  • abelian group's studied by is recorded as group theory[22].
  • abelian group's studied by is recorded as module theory[23].
  • abelian group's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
  • abelian group's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

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Definition and Type

abelian group's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include nilpotent group[5], commutative monoid[6], commutative Moufang loop[7], Dedekind group[8], module[9], and CA-group[10]. It is the opposite of non-It[14].

Origins

Niels Henrik Abel is named after abelian group[4].

Influence

Things named for abelian group include metabelian group[26]; abelian extension[27], a mathematical concept[28]; and abelian category[29], a mathematical concept[30].

Why It Matters

abelian group has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include metabelian group[26]; abelian extension[27], a mathematical concept[28]; and abelian category[29], a mathematical concept[30].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Theory of Groups, Volume 2. math.buffalo.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mynus grey · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by group theory, module theory
    Instance of mathematical concept
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Named after Niels Henrik Abel
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