Simple group

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Simple group: A nontrivial group that has only two normal subgroups: the whole group and the trivial subgroup.

Related terms: Almost simple group, quasisimple group, characteristically simple group, simple algebraic group

Term variations: Groupprops:Category:Variations of simplicity

Primary subject wiki entry: Groupprops:Simple group

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