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torsion subgroup en · NOUN
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Subgroup of an abelian group whose generators have finite order.
A standard theorem about finitely generated abelian groups tells us that E(#92;mathbb#123;Q#125;) looks like
#92;qquadE(#92;mathbb#123;Q#125;)#92;cong(#92;mbox#123;FiniteGroup#125;)#92;times#92;underbrace#123;#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;#92;times#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;#92;times...#92;times#92;mathbb#123;Z
2006 July 7, Joseph H. Silverman, An Introduction to the Theory of Elliptic Curves:
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