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What does is mean to say that $\mathbb{Z}$ has no torsion?

This is an important fact for any course?

Thanks, I heard that in my field theory course, but I don't know what it is.

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    Seen [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_%28algebra%29)?2012-08-28

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