alternating group

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noun Mathematics.

the subgroup consisting of all even permutations, of the group of all permutations of a finite set.

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Compare symmetric group.

Origin of alternating group

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby alternating group

alternate host, alternately, alternate plumage, alternating current, alternating-gradient focusing, alternating group, alternating light, alternating series, alternating voltage, alternation, alternation of generations