Suzuki group

noun

Any of an infinite family of groups of Lie type, denoted by Sz(2²ⁿ⁺¹), ²B₂(2²ⁿ⁺¹), Suz(2²ⁿ⁺¹), or G(2²ⁿ⁺¹), that are simple for n ≥ 1.

Meanings

nounSuzuki group (plural Suzuki groups)

plural Suzuki groups

  1. mathematicsAny of an infinite family of groups of Lie type, denoted by Sz(2²ⁿ⁺¹), ²B₂(2²ⁿ⁺¹), Suz(2²ⁿ⁺¹), or G(2²ⁿ⁺¹), that are simple for n ≥ 1.
  2. mathematicsA sporadic group of order 448,345,497,600, denoted by Suz or Sz.

Origin

# Introduced by Michio Suzuki in 1960. # Introduced by Michio Suzuki in 1969.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Suzuki group. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzuki%20group

MLA

“Suzuki group.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzuki%20group. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Suzuki group,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzuki%20group.

Source: Suzuki group on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.