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Characteristic rank of a p-group
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Definition
The characteristic rank of a p-group is defined in the following equivalent ways:
- It is the largest r for which there exists an elementary Abelian characteristic subgroup of order pr
- It is the largest r for which there exists an Abelian characteristic subgroup for which the minimum size of a generating set is r
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