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What would be the suffix for "group"? (sopuli.xyz)
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We have "triangle" "rectangle" "pentagon"...etc "tetrahedral" "cube" "octahedron" ..etc

Instead of having to say "group" all the time, like "dihedral group" "cyclic group", if we make it into one word it will sound more like an elementary mathematical object.

What would be a nice suffix for group?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

What about, following Forum and Quorum, “-um” (or “-rum”).

Trirum; Tetrum; Octum; Dihedrum; Cyclicum;

Not sure on Abelian. Abelium? That works.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I'm no mathematician, but maybe plurals (?) "Dihedrals", " cyclics", etxc. sound fine to me, but I'm no expert.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Just omit the word group

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Cyclicorgy, dihedralorgy, etc...