H-M symbol denotes n-fold rotations, while the m denotes reflection or mirror planes. More general groups These groups are readily constructed with two-dimensional orthogonal matrices. The continuous cyclic group SO(2) or C∞ and its subgroups have elements that are rotation matrices: where SO(2) has any possible θ. Not surprisingly, SO(2) and its subgroups are all abelian; addition of rotation angles commutes. For discrete cyclic groups Cn, elements Cnk = R(2πk/n) The continuous dihedral group O(2) or D∞ and its subgroups with reflections have elements that include not only rotation matrices, but also reflection matrices: where O(2) has any possible θ. However, the only abelian subgroups of O(2) with reflections are D1 and D2. For discrete dihedral groups Dn, elements Cnkσ = S(2πk/n) When one uses polar coordinates, the relationship of these groups to one-dimensional symmetry groups becomes evident. Types of subgroups of SO(2): finite cyclic subgroups Cn (n ≥ 1); for every n there is one isometry group, of abstract group type Zn finitely generated groups, each isomorphic to one of the form Zm Z n generated by Cn and m independent rotations with an irrational number of turns, and m, n ≥ 1; for each pair (m, n) there are uncountably many isometry groups, all the same as abstract group; for the pair (1, 1) the group is cyclic. other countable subgroups. For example, for an integer n, the group generated by all rotations of a number of turns equal to a negative integer power of n uncountable subgroups, including SO(2) itself For every subgroup of SO(2) there is a corresponding uncountable class of subgroups of O(2) that are mutually isomorphic as abstract group: each of the subgroups in one class is generated by the first-mentioned subgroup and a single reflection in a line through the origin. These are the (generalized) dihedral groups, including the finite ones Dn (n ≥ 1) of abstract group type Dihn. For n = 1 the common notation is Cs, of abstract group type Z2. As topological subgroups of O(2), only the finite isometry groups and SO(2) and O(2) are closed. These groups fall into two distinct families, according to whether they consist of rotations only, or include reflections. The cyclic groups, Cn (abstract group type Zn), consist of rotations by 360°/n, and all integer multiples. For example, a four-legged stool has symmetry group C4, consisting of rotations by 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°.