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perfect group (Definition)

A group $G$ is called perfect if $G=[G,G]$ , where $[G,G]$ is the derived subgroup of $G$ , or equivalently, if the abelianization of $G$ is trivial.




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Cross-references: abelianization, derived subgroup, group
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AMS MSC20F99 (Group theory and generalizations :: Special aspects of infinite or finite groups :: Miscellaneous)

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