profinite group

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|topology|category theory}} A [[topological group]] that is [[isomorphic]] to the [[inverse limit]] of some [[inverse system]] of [[discrete]] [[finite]] [[group]]s; ''equivalently'', a topological group that is also a [[Stone space]].

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