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Dynkin diagram

Dynkin diagram noun: a graph with some edges drawn as double or triple lines, arising in the classification of semisimple Lie algebras over algebraically closed fields, in the classification of Weyl groups and other finite reflection groups, and in other contexts.

Noun

Dynkin diagram (plural Dynkin diagrams)

  1. A graph with some edges drawn as double or triple lines, arising in the classification of semisimple Lie algebras over algebraically closed fields, in the classification of Weyl groups and other finite reflection groups, and in other contexts.

Forms of Dynkin diagram

pluralDynkin diagrams

Origin of Dynkin diagram

After mathematician Eugene Dynkin.

Questions about Dynkin diagram

What does Dynkin diagram mean?
Dynkin diagram means a graph with some edges drawn as double or triple lines, arising in the classification of semisimple Lie algebras over algebraically closed fields, in the classification of Weyl groups and other finite reflection groups, and in other contexts.
What part of speech is Dynkin diagram?
Dynkin diagram is a noun.
What is the plural of Dynkin diagram?
The plural of Dynkin diagram is Dynkin diagrams.

Words near Dynkin diagram in the dictionary

  1. dynemes
  2. dynes
  3. Dyneses
  4. Dyngus Day
  5. Dynkin
  6. Dynkin diagram
  7. Dynkin diagrams
  8. dynner
  9. dynners
  10. Dynnyrne
  11. dyno

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