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lie above

lie above verb: synonym of lie over.

Verb

lie above (third-person singular simple present lies above, present participle lying above, simple past lay above, past participle lain above)

  1. (ring theory) Synonym of lie over.
    • If p₁, p ∈ Spec(A) with p₁ ⊂ p, and if q₁ ∈ Spec(B) lies above p₁, then there exists q ∈ Spec(B) which lies above p and such that q₁ ⊂ q.2007, Meinolf Geck, Group Representation Theory, EPFL Press, page 199
    Synonyms:
    lie over

Synonyms of lie above

Forms of lie above

third-person singular presentlies above
present participlelying above
pastlay above
past participlelain above

Questions about lie above

What does lie above mean?
Lie above means synonym of lie over.
What part of speech is lie above?
Lie above is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie above?
The past tense of lie above is lay above.

Words near lie above in the dictionary

  1. lids
  2. Lidsdale
  3. Lidster
  4. Lidzbark
  5. lie
  6. lie above
  7. lie ahead
  8. Lie algebra
  9. Lie algebras
  10. Lie algebroid
  11. Lie algebroids

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