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\section{The Class Equation}
\begin{corollary}[Class Equation]
For any finite group $G$,
\[ \abs{G} = \sum \abs{G:C(a)} \]
where the sum runs over one element of $a$ from each conjugacy class of $G$.
\end{corollary}
\begin{theorem}[$\mathbf{p}$-Groups Have Nontrivial Centers]
Let $G$ be a nontrivial finite group whose order is a power of a prime $p$. Then $\Z(G)$ has more than one element.
\end{theorem}
\begin{corollary}[Groups of Order $\mathbf{p^2}$ Are Abelian]
If $\abs{G}=p^2$, where $p$ is prime, then $G$ is Abelian.
\end{corollary}