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in the generators of the group represent the same element. The word problem for a given finitely generated group is solvable if and only if the group can be embedded in every
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all subgroups of the group are finitely generated. A group such that all its subgroups are finitely generated is called
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are the numbers of generators of the two finitely generated subgroups then their intersection is generated by at most
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on two generators is an example of a subgroup of a finitely generated group that is not finitely generated.
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of a generating set for the group. By definition, the rank of a finitely generated group is finite.
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of two finitely generated subgroups of a free group is again finitely generated. Furthermore, if
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On the other hand, all subgroups of a finitely generated abelian group are finitely generated.
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can be written as the combination (under the group operation) of finitely many elements of
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is finitely generated; the quotient group is generated by the images of the generators of
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studies the connections between algebraic properties of finitely generated groups and
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Howson, Albert G. (1954). "On the intersection of finitely generated free groups".
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Subgroups of a finitely generated abelian group are themselves finitely generated.
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A subgroup of a finitely generated group need not be finitely generated. The
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but countable groups need not be finitely generated. The additive group of
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A group such that every finitely generated subgroup is finite is called
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in a finitely generated group is always finitely generated, and the
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on a finite set is finitely generated by the elements of that set (
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is an example of a countable group that is not finitely generated.
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generators. This upper bound was then significantly improved by
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fundamental theorem of finitely generated abelian groups
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A group that is generated by a single element is called
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itself. Every infinite finitely generated group must be
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states that a finitely generated abelian group is the
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and a finite abelian group, each of which are unique
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gives a bound on the number of generators required.
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(1967). 366: 7: 712: 109: 18:Finitely generated subgroup 10: 891: 696:algebraically closed group 214: 719:Finitely generated module 584:ascending chain condition 582:of a group satisfies the 504:{\displaystyle 2mn-m-n+1} 68:so that every element of 33:dihedral group of order 8 843:A Course on Group Theory 804:10.1112/jlms/s1-29.4.428 729: 573:Hanna Neumann conjecture 187:) is finitely generated. 181:finitely presented group 49:finitely generated group 841:Rose, John S. (2012) . 724:Presentation of a group 845:. 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Index

Finitely generated subgroup

dihedral group of order 8
cycle diagram
algebra
group
finite
generating set
inverses
finite group
countable
rational numbers
quotient
canonical projection
cyclic
isomorphic
integers
locally cyclic group
subgroup
free group
§Examples
A fortiori
finitely presented group
§Examples

complex
roots of unity
cyclic group
Finitely generated abelian group
abelian group

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