linear group

Noun

 * 1)  Any group that is isomorphic to a matrix group.
 * 2) * 2007, Peter Schmid, The Solution of the k(GV) Problem,, page vii,
 * So finite groups often appear as subgroups of permutation groups or linear groups. The “geometry” of a group (as permutation group or linear group, or as a group of Lie type etc.) should be used in order to describe basic invariants.
 * So finite groups often appear as subgroups of permutation groups or linear groups. The “geometry” of a group (as permutation group or linear group, or as a group of Lie type etc.) should be used in order to describe basic invariants.