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Hopf number

Hopf number noun: an integer-valued topological invariant that quantifies the linking of preimages in continuous maps from the 3-sphere to the 2-sphere.

Noun

Hopf number (plural Hopf numbers)

  1. An integer-valued topological invariant that quantifies the linking of preimages in continuous maps from the 3-sphere to the 2-sphere.
    Synonyms:
    Hopf invariant

Synonyms of Hopf number

Forms of Hopf number

pluralHopf numbers

Questions about Hopf number

What does Hopf number mean?
Hopf number means an integer-valued topological invariant that quantifies the linking of preimages in continuous maps from the 3-sphere to the 2-sphere.
What part of speech is Hopf number?
Hopf number is a noun.
What is the plural of Hopf number?
The plural of Hopf number is Hopf numbers.

Words near Hopf number in the dictionary

  1. Hopf algebra
  2. Hopf algebras
  3. Hopf invariant
  4. Hopf link
  5. Hopf links
  6. Hopf number
  7. Hopf numbers
  8. Hopfian
  9. hopfield
  10. Hopfield network
  11. Hopfield networks

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