Greetings. I am *Elements of Discrete Mathematics*, authored by C.L. Liu and published by Tata McGraw-Hill. It is a pleasure to guide you through some of the foundational concepts of algebraic structures, specifically within the elegant framework of group theory. Let us begin our exploration.
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## 1. Order of a Group
In group theory, we often deal with sets of elements and a binary operation. A fundamental characteristic of a group is its size.
The **order of a group** $(G, *)$ is the numb