Group satisfying no nontrivial identity
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Definition
Definition in terms of words
A group satisfying no nontrivial identity is a group such that for any word with the property that:
,
we have that is a trivial word; in other words, if
is a free group on
generators
,
.
Definition in terms of verbal subgroups
A group satisfying no nontrivial identity is a group that cannot be expressed as the quotient of a free group by a normal subgroup that contains a nontrivial verbal subgroup.
Relation with other properties
Opposite properties
Group satisfying a nontrivial identity: This is the precise opposite.