Tour:Abelian group

This article adapts material from the main article: Abelian group

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PREREQUISITES: Definition of group. Return to Guided tour for beginners:Group if you don't remember this
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

• Read, and thoroughly understand, the definition of Abelian group given below. If this is confusing, you might want to return to the page on group and revisit the definition
• Understand the notation and conventions for an Abelian group
  

PONDER (WILL BE EXPLAINED LATER IN THE TEXT):

• Can you think of an example of a non-Abelian group?
• How do you use Abelianness for many of the Abelian groups you usually deal with (like integers, rational numbers etc.) How would the lack of Abelianness affect things?

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