Fitting subgroup

English

Etymology

Named after Hans Fitting.

Noun

Fitting subgroup (plural Fitting subgroups)

  1. (mathematics) For a finite group G: the unique largest normal nilpotent subgroup of G, which intuitively represents the smallest subgroup that "controls" the structure of G when G is solvable.
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