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‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work
What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question.
https://www.wired.com/story/groups-underpin-modern-math-heres-how-they-work/
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What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question.
https://www.wired.com/story/groups-underpin-modern-math-heres-how-they-work/