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Geiringer-Laman theorem

Geiringer-Laman theorem proper noun: a theorem giving a combinatorial characterization of generically rigid graphs in two-dimensional Euclidean space, with respect to bar-joint frameworks.

Proper noun

the Geiringer-Laman theorem

  1. A theorem giving a combinatorial characterization of generically rigid graphs in two-dimensional Euclidean space, with respect to bar-joint frameworks.

Origin of Geiringer-Laman theorem

It was proved by Hilda Pollaczek-Geiringer in 1927, and by Gerard Laman in 1970.

Questions about Geiringer-Laman theorem

What does Geiringer-Laman theorem mean?
Geiringer-Laman theorem means a theorem giving a combinatorial characterization of generically rigid graphs in two-dimensional Euclidean space, with respect to bar-joint frameworks.
What part of speech is Geiringer-Laman theorem?
Geiringer-Laman theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Geiringer-Laman theorem in the dictionary

  1. gein
  2. Geiranger
  3. geire
  4. geires
  5. Geiringer
  6. Geiringer-Laman theorem
  7. geis
  8. geisa
  9. Geise
  10. Geisel
  11. Geiselman

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