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Hauptvermutung

Hauptvermutung noun: the conjecture, now proven false, that any two triangulations of a triangulable space have a common refinement, a single triangulation that is a subdivision of both of them.

Noun

Hauptvermutung (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The conjecture, now proven false, that any two triangulations of a triangulable space have a common refinement, a single triangulation that is a subdivision of both of them.

Origin of Hauptvermutung

From German Hauptvermutung, from haupt- (“main, chief, primary”) + Vermutung (“conjecture”).

Questions about Hauptvermutung

What does Hauptvermutung mean?
Hauptvermutung means the conjecture, now proven false, that any two triangulations of a triangulable space have a common refinement, a single triangulation that is a subdivision of both of them.
What part of speech is Hauptvermutung?
Hauptvermutung is a noun.

Words near Hauptvermutung in the dictionary

  1. Haupt
  2. Hauptman
  3. Hauptmann
  4. Hauptmannian
  5. Hauptmans
  6. Hauptvermutung
  7. Hauran
  8. Haurani
  9. Hauranis
  10. hauriant
  11. haurient

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