A **powerful \( p \)-group** is a special type of \( p \)-group (a group where the order of every element is a power of a prime \( p \)) that satisfies certain conditions regarding its commutator structure.
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A finite p-group is powerful if for odd , or for . Here powers denote generated subgroups. The same definition applies to pro-p groups using closed power and commutator subgroups. Its Frattini subgroup is . For odd , successive power layers admit linear correction of roots, which makes every element of an actual th power.