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The '''general linear group''' over a field <math>X \ </math>, written <math>\mathbb{GL}(X,n) \ </math> is the set of all invertible <math>n \times n \ </math> matrices with elements from the field <math>X \ </math>, under the operation of matrix multiplication.
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The '''general linear group''' over a [[field (mathematics)|field]] <math>X</math>, written <math>\mathbb{GL}(X,n)</math> is the set of all invertible <math>n \times n</math> [[matrix|matrices]] with elements from the field <math>X</math>, under the operation of matrix multiplication.
  
The '''special linear group''' is the subgroup of the general linear group consisting of matrices with determinant 1.
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The '''special linear group''' is the subgroup of the general linear group consisting of matrices with [[determinant]] 1.
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Latest revision as of 23:00, April 24, 2013

The general linear group over a field , written is the set of all invertible matrices with elements from the field , under the operation of matrix multiplication.

The special linear group is the subgroup of the general linear group consisting of matrices with determinant 1.