Character theory is a branch of mathematics, specifically within the field of representation theory of finite groups and algebra. It studies the characters of group representations, which are complex-valued functions that provide insight into the structure of the group. In essence, a character of a group representation is a function that assigns to each group element a complex number, which is the trace of the corresponding linear transformation in a representation.
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Character theory studies representations through the traces of the representing linear transformations.