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The degree of a group of permutations of a finite set is the number of elements in the set. The order of a group (of any type) is the number of elements (cardinality) in the group. By Lagrange's theorem, the order of any finite permutation group of degree n must divide n! since n-factorial is the order of the symmetric group S n.
Permutation group; A. Affine symmetric group; Alternating group; Automorphisms of the symmetric and alternating groups; B. Base (group theory) Block (permutation ...
The simplest example is the Klein four-group acting on the vertices of a square, which preserves the partition into diagonals. On the other hand, if a permutation group preserves only trivial partitions, it is transitive, except in the case of the trivial group acting on a 2-element set.
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The Schreier–Sims algorithm is an algorithm in computational group theory, named after the mathematicians Otto Schreier and Charles Sims.This algorithm can find the order of a finite permutation group, determine whether a given permutation is a member of the group, and other tasks in polynomial time.
In mathematics and group theory, a block system for the action of a group G on a set X is a partition of X that is G-invariant. In terms of the associated equivalence relation on X, G-invariance means that x ~ y implies gx ~ gy. for all g ∈ G and all x, y ∈ X. The action of G on X induces a natural action of G on any block system for X.
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A Zassenhaus group is a permutation group G on a finite set X with the following three properties: G is doubly transitive. Non-trivial elements of G fix at most two points. G has no regular normal subgroup. ("Regular" means that non-trivial elements do not fix any points of X; compare free action.)