For a subgroup of a group
, the index of
, denoted
, is the cardinal number
of the set of left cosets of
in
(which is equal to the cardinal
number of the set of right cosets of
in
).
Subgroup Index
See also
Coset, Lagrange's Group Theorem, Left Coset, Right CosetThis entry contributed by Nicolas Bray
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