Abelian group

Groupe abélien (Fr); Abelsche Gruppe (Ge); Grupo abeliano (Sp); Gruppo abeliano (It); アーベル群 (Ja)

An abelian group, also called a commutative group, is a group (G, * ) such that g₁ * g₂ = g₂ * g₁ for all g₁ and g₂ in G, where * is a binary operation in G. This means that the order in which the binary operation is performed does not matter, and any two elements of the group commute.

Groups that are not commutative are called non-abelian (rather than non-commutative).

Abelian groups are named after Niels Henrik Abel.