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bicommutant

bicommutant noun: a double commutant (that commutes with the elements of two subgroups).

Noun

bicommutant (plural bicommutants)

  1. A double commutant (that commutes with the elements of two subgroups)
    • In this article, we prove that every unitary fusion category gives an example of a bicommutant category.2015, André Henriques, David Penneys, “Bicommutant categories from fusion categories”, in arXiv

Forms of bicommutant

pluralbicommutants

Origin of bicommutant

From bi- + commutant.

Questions about bicommutant

What does bicommutant mean?
Bicommutant means a double commutant (that commutes with the elements of two subgroups).
What part of speech is bicommutant?
Bicommutant is a noun.
What is the plural of bicommutant?
The plural of bicommutant is bicommutants.

Words near bicommutant in the dictionary

  1. bicommissural
  2. bicommisural
  3. bicommunal
  4. bicommunalism
  5. bicommunalisms
  6. bicommutant
  7. bicommutants
  8. bicompartmental
  9. bicompetence
  10. bicompetent
  11. bicomplete

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