Subgroup rank of a group
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Definition
Suppose is a group. Then, the subgroup rank of
is defined as the supremum, over all subgroups
of
, of the minimum size of generating set of
.
If the subgroup rank of a group is finite, then the group is a slender group, i.e., every subgroup of it is a finitely generated group.