Definition:Coset/Right Coset

Definition
Let $\struct {S, \circ}$ be an algebraic structure.

Let $\struct {H, \circ}$ be a subgroup of $\struct {S, \circ}$.

The right coset of $y$ modulo $H$, or right coset of $H$ by $y$, is:


 * $H \circ y = \set {x \in S: \exists h \in H: x = h \circ y}$

That is, it is the subset product with singleton:


 * $H \circ y = H \circ \set y$

Also defined as
It is usual for the algebraic structure $S$ in fact to be a group.

Hence, when $\struct {S, \circ}$ is a group, the right coset of $H$ by $x$ is the equivalence class of $x$ defined by right congruence modulo $H$.

Some sources (see, for example) order the operands in the opposite direction, and hence $x \circ H$ is a right coset.

Also see

 * Definition:Right Coset Space


 * Definition:Left Coset
 * Definition:Left Coset Space