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commutants

commutants is the plural of commutant.

Meaning of commutant

Noun

commutant (plural commutants)

  1. The subset of all elements of a semigroup that commute with the elements of a given subset
    • The basic mathematical entity to be used here in elucidating the different senses of superselection rules is a von Neumann algebra #123;#92;mathfrak#123;M2008 September 27, John Earman, “Superselection Rules for Philosophers”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, →DOI

Questions about commutants

What is commutants the plural of?
Commutants is the plural of commutant.

Words near commutants in the dictionary

  1. commutableness
  2. commutal
  3. commutals
  4. commutant
  5. commutant lifting theorem
  6. commutants
  7. commutate
  8. commutated
  9. commutates
  10. commutating
  11. commutation

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