nLab delooping groupoid

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homotopy theory, (∞,1)-category theory, homotopy type theory

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For GG a group, there is a pointed connected groupoid (G*)(G \rightrightarrows \ast) with

This may be understood as the “delooping” of GG in the ambient (infinity,1)-topos, and is, as such, naturally denoted BG\mathbf{B}G.

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