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A very simple example of an Abelian group free of self-cancellation is constructed. Bibliography: 11 titles.
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Blazhenov, A.V. Self-Cancellation of Torsion-Free Abelian Groups of Finite Rank. Journal of Mathematical Sciences 112, 4247–4248 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020359114259
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