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associahedron

associahedron noun: a convex polytope in which each vertex corresponds to a way of correctly inserting opening and closing parentheses in a word of n letters and the edges correspond to a single application of the associativity rule.

Noun

associahedron (plural associahedra)

  1. A convex polytope in which each vertex corresponds to a way of correctly inserting opening and closing parentheses in a word of n letters and the edges correspond to a single application of the associativity rule.

Forms of associahedron

pluralassociahedra

Origin of associahedron

(associativity rule), associate + -hedron

Questions about associahedron

What does associahedron mean?
Associahedron means a convex polytope in which each vertex corresponds to a way of correctly inserting opening and closing parentheses in a word of n letters and the edges correspond to a single application of the associativity rule.
What part of speech is associahedron?
Associahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of associahedron?
The plural of associahedron is associahedra.

Words near associahedron in the dictionary

  1. associabilities
  2. associability
  3. associable
  4. associableness
  5. associahedra
  6. associahedron
  7. associanism
  8. associate
  9. associate degree
  10. associate degrees
  11. Associate Justice

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