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Heegner point

Heegner point noun: a point on a modular curve that is the image of a quadratic imaginary point of the upper half-plane.

Noun

Heegner point (plural Heegner points)

  1. A point on a modular curve that is the image of a quadratic imaginary point of the upper half-plane.

Forms of Heegner point

pluralHeegner points

Origin of Heegner point

Named after Kurt Heegner, German mathematician.

Questions about Heegner point

What does Heegner point mean?
Heegner point means a point on a modular curve that is the image of a quadratic imaginary point of the upper half-plane.
What part of speech is Heegner point?
Heegner point is a noun.
What is the plural of Heegner point?
The plural of Heegner point is Heegner points.

Words near Heegner point in the dictionary

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

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