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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 April 2009
Let G be a finite group generated by n elements and defined by m relators, then G has a presentation where F free on generators x1, …, xn, and R is the normal closure in F of R1, …, Rm. The deficiency of this presentation is n – m and the deficiency of Gis the maximum over all presentations for G.