Sylow theorem

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the Norwegian mathematician Peter Ludwig Sylow.

Noun[edit]

Sylow theorem (plural Sylow theorems)

  1. (mathematics) Any of a collection of theorems of finite group theory that give detailed information about the number of subgroups of fixed order that a given finite group contains.