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Abstract AlgebraFoundations

What is a Group?

A group is a set paired with an operation that satisfies four simple rules. Those four rules are powerful enough to describe symmetry, arithmetic, and much of modern mathematics.

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Abstract AlgebraGraph TheoryInteractive

Cayley Graphs

A Cayley graph makes a group visible. Given a group and a set of generators, it draws the group as a directed graph where each edge records the effect of applying one generator. The shape of the graph encodes the structure of the group.

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Number TheoryFoundationsApplications

Modular Arithmetic

Modular arithmetic is the mathematics of remainders — counting that wraps around after reaching a fixed modulus. It underlies nearly every cryptographic protocol, hash function, and digital clock you have ever used.

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