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Klein quadric

Klein quadric noun: the lines of a 3-dimensional projective space, S, can be viewed as points of a 5-dimensional projective space, T. In that 5-space, the points that represent each line in S lie on a hyperbolic quadric, Q, known as the Klein quadric.

Noun

Klein quadric (plural Klein quadrics)

  1. The lines of a 3-dimensional projective space, S, can be viewed as points of a 5-dimensional projective space, T. In that 5-space, the points that represent each line in S lie on a hyperbolic quadric, Q, known as the Klein quadric.

Forms of Klein quadric

pluralKlein quadrics

Origin of Klein quadric

After German mathematician Felix Klein.

Questions about Klein quadric

What does Klein quadric mean?
Klein quadric means the lines of a 3-dimensional projective space, S, can be viewed as points of a 5-dimensional projective space, T. In that 5-space, the points that represent each line in S lie on a hyperbolic quadric, Q, known as the Klein quadric.
What part of speech is Klein quadric?
Klein quadric is a noun.
What is the plural of Klein quadric?
The plural of Klein quadric is Klein quadrics.

Words near Klein quadric in the dictionary

  1. Klein bottles
  2. Klein geometries
  3. Klein geometry
  4. Klein paradox
  5. Klein paradoxes
  6. Klein quadric
  7. Klein quadrics
  8. Klein quartic
  9. Klein quartics
  10. Klein-Nishina formula
  11. Klein-Waardenburg syndrome

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