Lagrange's theorem

English

Etymology

Named after Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), an Italian Enlightenment Era mathematician and astronomer.

Noun

Lagrange's theorem (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics, algebra, group theory) The theorem in group theory that for any finite group, the size (order) of any subgroup must be a divisor of that of the group itself.
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