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Talk:Merriam-Webster (view source)
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: My 1994 printed copy of Merriam-Webster does not have a definition for mathematical group, so its definition of group theory in at least that edition remains circular. But thanks for your observation.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:43, 10 January 2009 (EST)
: My 1994 printed copy of Merriam-Webster does not have a definition for mathematical group, so its definition of group theory in at least that edition remains circular. But thanks for your observation.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:43, 10 January 2009 (EST)
: I find this hard to believe -- did you look under the definition for the word "group"? There should be a definition like "a mathematical set that is closed under a binary associative operation, contains an identity element, and has an inverse for every element." The phrase "mathematical group" wouldn't be there, but "group" should. I'm looking at a copy of M-W right now. --[[User:Prenvolost|Prenvolost]] 11:54, 18 September 2009 (EDT)