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According to a branch of rigidity theory, the “virtual” form of a very strong relation between these structures is implied by their quasi-isometry. One can define a left-invariant finitely additive measure on one of these objects, meaning it is amenable, if and only if it cannot be paradoxically decomposed. Borel measures on these structures that are finite on compact sets are named for Alfréd Haar. (15[1])The (-5[1])word metric (15[1])on these structures is defined using the distance between vertices of a (*) Cayley graph. Reduced words define “free” examples of these structures. An exponential map from algebras into these structures is defined in a theory that treats them as differentiable manifolds. The equivalence classes of all loops under homotopy form the “fundamental” one of these structures. For 10 points, "topological" examples of what structures, like GL(n) (“G L N”), were studied by Sophus Lie? ■END■

ANSWER: groups [accept topological groups; accept Lie groups; accept fundamental groups] (The “very strong relation” in the first line is referring to virtual isomorphism. The second line refers to the Banach-Tarski paradox.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tim MorrisonStanford+Where are the ACF Nationals recordings?6415
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku65-5
Swapnil GargBerkeleyCry of the Common Loon6715
Kevin Yenumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs13910

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%67%33%90.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%98.00
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%33%0%97.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y580%20%40%106.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%33%119.33
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2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%33%0%93.67