Etymology

Lagrange's theorem

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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

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