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Galois was the first to realize the connection between polynomial roots and geometric symmetries through group theory.

Some simple examples can be found in subgroups of U(1). For instance in how Z_n is linked to regular polyhedra of order n and also n'th roots of complex numbers of the Unit Circle.

Kind of like how Z_12 is linked to an analog clock.



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