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Hahn embedding theorem
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, especially in the area of <a href="/facts/Abstract_algebra/YNNE1CNz">abstract algebra</a> dealing with ordered structures on <a href="/facts/Abelian_group/FfWwmx4R">abelian groups</a>, the Hahn embedding theorem gives a simple description of all <a href="/facts/Linearly_ordered_group/APXGv4UI">linearly ordered abelian groups</a>. It is named after <a href="/facts/Hans_Hahn_(mathematician)/fg9B0gCR">Hans Hahn</a>. </p>