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Killing form

Killing form noun: a symmetric bilinear form that plays a basic role in the theories of Lie groups and Lie algebras.

Noun

Killing form (plural Killing forms)

  1. A symmetric bilinear form that plays a basic role in the theories of Lie groups and Lie algebras.

Forms of Killing form

pluralKilling forms

Origin of Killing form

Named after Wilhelm Killing.

Questions about Killing form

What does Killing form mean?
Killing form means a symmetric bilinear form that plays a basic role in the theories of Lie groups and Lie algebras.
What part of speech is Killing form?
Killing form is a noun.
What is the plural of Killing form?
The plural of Killing form is Killing forms.

Words near Killing form in the dictionary

  1. killing boxes
  2. killing field
  3. killing fields
  4. killing floor
  5. killing floors
  6. Killing form
  7. Killing forms
  8. killing frost
  9. killing frosts
  10. Killing horizon
  11. Killing horizons

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