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What is the second major branch of algebra that Galois' work contributed to?
Set theory
Matrix theory
Group theory
Number theory
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Group theory, the second major branch of algebra significantly influenced by Galois' pioneering work, involves the study of abstract algebraic structures known as groups. Groups consist of a set of elements equipped with an operation that combines any two elements to produce a third element, satisfying specific properties such as closure, associativity, identity element, and inverse elements.
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