Subgroup of index two
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Definition
Symbol-free definition
A subgroup of a group is said to be of index two if its index in the group is two, or equivalently, if it has exactly one coset other than itself.
Definition with symbols
A subgroup of a group
is said to be of index two if
.
Formalisms
First-order description
This subgroup property is a first-order subgroup property, viz., it has a first-order description in the theory of groups.
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The property of being a subgroup of index two can be expressed in first-order logic (in fact, the property of being a subgroup of any fixed finite index can be expressed in first-order logic).
Relation with other properties
Weaker properties
- Normal subgroup: For full proof, refer: index two implies normal
- Subgroup of prime index
- Abelian-quotient subgroup