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Left = first usage, right = last usage

• Groups:${\displaystyle G}$
• Elements of groups:${\displaystyle \sigma ,\tau ,\rho }$
• Subgroups:${\displaystyle H,K,I}$
• Elements of subgroups:${\displaystyle \eta ,\kappa ,\iota }$
• Normal subgroups:${\displaystyle N,M}$
• Normal series:${\displaystyle N_1,\dots ,N_n}$,${\displaystyle M_1,\dots ,M_k}$
• Generic integers:${\displaystyle n,k,m,l,j}$
• Summation indices:${\displaystyle j,k,n}$
• Sequence indices:${\displaystyle l,m}$

• Book:Abstract Algebra