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Cayley's Group Theorem


Every finite group of order n can be represented as a permutation group on n letters, as first proved by Cayley in 1878 (Rotman 1995).


See also

Finite Group, Permutation Group, Symmetric Group

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References

Rotman, J. J. An Introduction to the Theory of Groups, 4th ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, p. 52, 1995.

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Cayley's Group Theorem

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Cayley's Group Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CayleysGroupTheorem.html

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