Definition:Quotient Structure
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Definition
Let $\left({S, \circ}\right)$ be an algebraic structure.
Let $\mathcal R$ be a congruence relation on $\left({S, \circ}\right)$.
Let $S / \mathcal R$ be the quotient set of $S$ by $\mathcal R$.
Let $\circ_\mathcal R$ be the operation induced on $S / \mathcal R$ by $\circ$.
The quotient structure defined by $\mathcal R$ is the algebraic structure:
- $\left({S / \mathcal R, \circ_\mathcal R}\right)$
If there is no danger of confusion, we can drop the $\mathcal R$ from $\circ_\mathcal R$ and use $\circ$ for both the operation on $S$ and the induced operation on $S / \mathcal R$.
Also see
Sources
- 1965: Seth Warner: Modern Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 11$