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<h2><a name="AbelianGroupNumberGenerators"></a>
AbelianGroupNumberGenerators
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Returns the number of generators.

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Syntax:
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<pre>a := AbelianGroupNumberGenerators(g);</pre>

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<td>group</td>
<td><pre>  g  </pre></td>
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<td>integer</td>
<td><pre>  a  </pre></td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#AbelianGroupGenerators">AbelianGroupGenerators</a>

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Description:
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Returns the number of generators of a group g
in the current representation.


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Example:
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kash> g := AbelianGroupCreate(Mat(Z, [[2,1], [1,3]]));
Group with relations:
[2 1]
[1 3]
kash> a := AbelianGroupNumberGenerators(g);
> 2

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