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We start with the notion of a transformation group: the notion of a group first arose in this form, and it is in this form that it occurs most often in mathematics and mathematical physics.
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Shafarevich, I.R. (2005). The Notion of a Group. In: Basic Notions of Algebra. Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26474-4_12
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