# Finite simple groups with number of zeros slightly greater than the number of nonlinear irreducible characters

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the Chinese Mathematical Society

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The aim of this paper is to classify the finite simple groups with‎ ‎the number of zeros at most seven greater than the number of‎ ‎nonlinear irreducible characters in the character tables‎. ‎We find‎ ‎that they are exactly A$_{5}$‎, ‎L$_{2}(7)$ and A$_{6}$‎.

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