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Cayleyan

Cayleyan adjective: of or relating to Arthur Cayley (1821–1895), British mathematician.

Adjective

Cayleyan (comparative more Cayleyan, superlative most Cayleyan)

  1. Of or relating to Arthur Cayley (1821–1895), British mathematician.

Noun

Cayleyan (plural Cayleyans)

  1. A variety associated to a hypersurface.

Forms of Cayleyan

Adjective
comparativemore Cayleyan
superlativemost Cayleyan
Noun
pluralCayleyans

Origin of Cayleyan

From Cayley + -an.

Questions about Cayleyan

What does Cayleyan mean?
Cayleyan means of or relating to Arthur Cayley (1821–1895), British mathematician.
What part of speech is Cayleyan?
Cayleyan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Cayleyan in the dictionary

  1. Cayley tree
  2. Cayley trees
  3. Cayley's formula
  4. Cayley's theorem
  5. Cayley-Dickson construction
  6. Cayleyan
  7. Cayleyans
  8. Cayleys
  9. Caylor
  10. Caylors
  11. cayman

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