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Eilenberg-MacLane space

Eilenberg-MacLane space noun: a topological space that has precisely one nontrivial homotopy group.

Noun

Eilenberg-MacLane space (plural Eilenberg-MacLane spaces)

  1. A topological space that has precisely one nontrivial homotopy group.

Forms of Eilenberg-MacLane space

pluralEilenberg-MacLane spaces

Origin of Eilenberg-MacLane space

After Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders Mac Lane (or MacLane), who invented the concept.

Questions about Eilenberg-MacLane space

What does Eilenberg-MacLane space mean?
Eilenberg-MacLane space means a topological space that has precisely one nontrivial homotopy group.
What part of speech is Eilenberg-MacLane space?
Eilenberg-MacLane space is a noun.
What is the plural of Eilenberg-MacLane space?
The plural of Eilenberg-MacLane space is Eilenberg-MacLane spaces.

Words near Eilenberg-MacLane space in the dictionary

  1. Eileen
  2. Eileithyia
  3. Eilenberg
  4. Eilenberg machine
  5. Eilenberg machines
  6. Eilenberg-MacLane space
  7. Eilenberg-MacLane spaces
  8. Eilenberg-MacLane spectrum
  9. Eilenberg-Steenrod axiom
  10. Eilenberg-Steenrod axioms
  11. Eiler

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