Symmetric group on three points

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Symmetric group on three points by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
The permutation group of a three-element set has six elements: the identity, three transpositions, and two three-cycles. A three-cycle and any transposition generate it, with relations , . Its alternating group is the normal cyclic subgroup of order three. It is the unique nonabelian isomorphism type of a group of order six.

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