Powered group for a set of primes

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Definition

Let be a set of primes. A group is termed -powered if it satisfies the following equivalent definitions:

No. Shorthand Explanation
1 -powered, or uniquely -divisible, for each prime For every and every , there is a unique such that .
2 unique rational powers with denominators -numbers Given any integers , with a -number (viz., a nonzero integer all of whose prime factors are in ), and any , there exists a unique such that .
3 group powered over the ring is a group powered over the ring , i.e., the ring obtained by adjoining inverses of all elements of to .

A rationally powered group is a group powered for the set of all primes.

The special case of nilpotent groups

In the case of nilpotent groups, we have the following result: nilpotent group is powered over a prime iff its abelianization is.