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holor

holor noun: a mathematical entity made up of one or more independent quantities, or merates, as distinguished from a tensor.

Noun

holor (plural holors)

  1. A mathematical entity made up of one or more independent quantities, or merates, as distinguished from a tensor.

Forms of holor

pluralholors

Origin of holor

Coined by Parry Hiram Moon, and Domina Eberle Spencer, from holo- (“whole”).

Questions about holor

What does holor mean?
Holor means a mathematical entity made up of one or more independent quantities, or merates, as distinguished from a tensor.
What part of speech is holor?
Holor is a noun.
What is the plural of holor?
The plural of holor is holors.

Words near holor in the dictionary

  1. holoprotein
  2. holoproteins
  3. holoptic
  4. holoptychiid
  5. holoptychiids
  6. holor
  7. holoreceptor
  8. holoreceptors
  9. holorecording
  10. holorecordings
  11. holorhinal

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