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Among the simple Lie groups, the classical groups are in contrast to the exceptional Lie groups, G₂, F₄, E₆, E₇, E₈, which share their abstract properties, but not their familiarity.

This article begins with the classical Lie groups over , , and , and later discusses the more general formulation over arbitrary fields.

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Two closely related usages of the term

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