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Heegner number

Heegner number noun: a squarefree positive integer d such that the imaginary quadratic field Q(√(−d)) has class number 1; equivalently, such that its ring of integers has unique factorization.

Noun

Heegner number (plural Heegner numbers)

  1. A squarefree positive integer d such that the imaginary quadratic field Q(√(−d)) has class number 1; equivalently, such that its ring of integers has unique factorization.

Forms of Heegner number

pluralHeegner numbers

Origin of Heegner number

Named after Kurt Heegner, German mathematician.

Questions about Heegner number

What does Heegner number mean?
Heegner number means a squarefree positive integer d such that the imaginary quadratic field Q(√(−d)) has class number 1; equivalently, such that its ring of integers has unique factorization.
What part of speech is Heegner number?
Heegner number is a noun.
What is the plural of Heegner number?
The plural of Heegner number is Heegner numbers.

Words near Heegner number in the dictionary

  1. Heegaard splitting
  2. Heegaard splittings
  3. Heeger
  4. Heegers
  5. Heegner
  6. Heegner number
  7. Heegner numbers
  8. Heegner point
  9. Heegner points
  10. Heegs
  11. heehaw

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