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Grothendieckian

Grothendieckian adjective: of or relating to Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician who was instrumental in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.

Adjective

Grothendieckian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician who was instrumental in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.

Origin of Grothendieckian

From Grothendieck + -ian.

Questions about Grothendieckian

What does Grothendieckian mean?
Grothendieckian means of or relating to Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician who was instrumental in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.
What part of speech is Grothendieckian?
Grothendieckian is an adjective.

Words near Grothendieckian in the dictionary

  1. Grothendieck topologies
  2. Grothendieck topology
  3. Grothendieck universe
  4. Grothendieck universes
  5. Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem
  6. Grothendieckian
  7. Grothes
  8. grothite
  9. grothites
  10. Grothman
  11. Groths

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