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Torsion abelian group

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In abstract algebra, a torsion abelian group is an abelian group in which every element has finite order.[1] For example, the torsion subgroup of an abelian group is a torsion abelian group.

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  1. ^ Dummit, David; Foote, Richard. Abstract Algebra, ISBN 978-0471433347, pp. 369