Dear GAP forum,

I have a group, a quotient of a free group, and I want to check whether
or not it is infinite. I am almost certain that it is.

What is the best way to do that? IsFinite() didn't seem like it was
going anywhere.

since in general it is undecidable, whether a group is finite or not, GAP
can only try to check. This can take a long time, even when it is finite
(even when it is trivial). If the group is infinite, GAP might not be able
to figure that out.

Regards,
Stephan Rosebrock

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