Automorphism group of a group

Definition

Symbol-free definition

The automorphism group of a group is defined as a group whose elements are all the automorphisms of the base group, and where the group operation is composition of automorphisms. In other words, it gets a group structure as a subgroup of the group of all permutations of the group.

Definition with symbols

The 'automorphism group of a group $G$, denoted $Aut(G)$, is a set whose elements are automorphisms $\sigma :G\to G$, and where the group multiplication is composition of automorphisms. In other words, its group structure is obtained as a subgroup of $Sym(G)$, the group of all permutations on $G$.