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Niemeier lattice

Niemeier lattice noun: any of the 24 positive definite even unimodular lattices of rank 24.

Noun

Niemeier lattice (plural Niemeier lattices)

  1. Any of the 24 positive definite even unimodular lattices of rank 24.

Forms of Niemeier lattice

pluralNiemeier lattices

Origin of Niemeier lattice

After mathematician Hans-Volker Niemeier, who classified them in 1973.

Questions about Niemeier lattice

What does Niemeier lattice mean?
Niemeier lattice means any of the 24 positive definite even unimodular lattices of rank 24.
What part of speech is Niemeier lattice?
Niemeier lattice is a noun.
What is the plural of Niemeier lattice?
The plural of Niemeier lattice is Niemeier lattices.

Words near Niemeier lattice in the dictionary

  1. Niemanns
  2. Niemans
  3. Niemczyk
  4. Niemczyks
  5. Niemeier
  6. Niemeier lattice
  7. Niemeier lattices
  8. Niemeiers
  9. Niemela
  10. Niemelas
  11. Niemen

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