 Nielsen–Schreier formula (source code)

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= Nielsen–Schreier formula
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If $H$ has finite index $d$ in the free group $F_n$, then
$$
\boxed{\operatorname{rank}(H)=1+d(n-1).}
$$
Indeed, the $d$-sheeted <covering graph> of the rose with $n$ petals has $d$ vertices and $dn$ edges, so its <fundamental group> has rank $dn-d+1$.

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