For an abelian group , an Eilenberg–MacLane space has and all other homotopy groups trivial. In the simplicial model it is , where is the chain complex concentrated in degree .
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An Eilenberg-MacLane space is a fundamental concept in algebraic topology, named after mathematicians Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders Mac Lane. It is used to study topological properties related to cohomology theories and homotopy theory.