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If the group operation is called multiplication then 1 can be a notation for the trivial group. Combining these leads to the
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is also a group since its only element is its own inverse, and is hence the same as the trivial group.
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If the group operation is called addition, the trivial group is usually denoted by
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in which the addition and multiplication operations are identical and
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has no nontrivial proper subgroups" refers to the only subgroups of
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trivial group. The single element of the trivial group is the
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depending on the context. If the group operation is denoted
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the group consisting of only the identity element is a
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consisting of a single element. All such groups are
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