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Euler characteristics

Euler characteristics is the plural of Euler characteristic.

Meaning of Euler characteristic

Noun

Euler characteristic (plural Euler characteristics)

  1. The sum of even-dimensional Betti numbers minus the sum of odd-dimensional ones.
    • A polygon's or polyhedron's Euler characteristic is just the number of corners minus the number of edges plus the number of faces.

Questions about Euler characteristics

What is Euler characteristics the plural of?
Euler characteristics is the plural of Euler characteristic.

Words near Euler characteristics in the dictionary

  1. eulepidopterans
  2. Euler
  3. Euler angle
  4. Euler angles
  5. Euler characteristic
  6. Euler characteristics
  7. Euler diagram
  8. Euler diagrams
  9. Euler genus
  10. Euler graph
  11. Euler line

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