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lamplighter group

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
lamp-lighter -group
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The restricted wreath product mathbf Z₂≀ mathbf Z.

Etymology

The group can be viewed as acting on a doubly infinite sequence of street lamps …,l_-2,l_-1,l_0,l_1,l_2,l_3,… each of which may be on or off, with a lamplighter standing at some lamp l_k.

Inflected Forms

lamplighter groups (plural)

Questions

What does lamplighter group mean?
The restricted wreath product mathbf Z₂≀ mathbf Z.
Where does lamplighter group come from?
The group can be viewed as acting on a doubly infinite sequence of street lamps …,l_-2,l_-1,l_0,l_1,l_2,l_3,… each of which may be on or off, with a lamplighter standing at some lamp l_k.

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