Extension-closed group property

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This article defines a group metaproperty: a property that can be evaluated to true/false for any group property
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Definition

Suppose α is a group property. We say that α is extension-closed if the following holds:

For any group G and normal subgroup H of G such that both H and the quotient group G/H satisfy the property α, G also satisfies the property α.

Examples

Solvable group