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cotorsion

cotorsion adjective: of an abelian group: whose every extension by a torsion-free group splits.

Adjective

cotorsion (not comparable)

  1. Of an abelian group: whose every extension by a torsion-free group splits.

Origin of cotorsion

From co- + torsion.

Questions about cotorsion

What does cotorsion mean?
Cotorsion means of an abelian group: whose every extension by a torsion-free group splits.
What part of speech is cotorsion?
Cotorsion is an adjective.

Words near cotorsion in the dictionary

  1. cotoneaster
  2. cotoneasters
  3. Cotonou
  4. Cotopaxi
  5. Cotoque
  6. cotorsion
  7. cotortfeasor
  8. cotortfeasors
  9. Cotos
  10. cototient
  11. cototients

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