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Moufang loop

Moufang loop noun: a special kind of algebraic structure, similar to a group in many ways but not necessarily associative.

Noun

Moufang loop (plural Moufang loops)

  1. A special kind of algebraic structure, similar to a group in many ways but not necessarily associative.

Forms of Moufang loop

pluralMoufang loops

Origin of Moufang loop

Introduced by Ruth Moufang in 1935.

Questions about Moufang loop

What does Moufang loop mean?
Moufang loop means a special kind of algebraic structure, similar to a group in many ways but not necessarily associative.
What part of speech is Moufang loop?
Moufang loop is a noun.
What is the plural of Moufang loop?
The plural of Moufang loop is Moufang loops.

Words near Moufang loop in the dictionary

  1. moues
  2. mouezzin
  3. mouezzins
  4. mouf
  5. Moufang
  6. Moufang loop
  7. Moufang loops
  8. Moufang plane
  9. Moufang planes
  10. Moufang polygon
  11. Moufang polygons

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