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nilmanifold

nilmanifold noun: a quotient space of a nilpotent Lie group modulo a closed subgroup, or (equivalently) a homogeneous space with a nilpotent Lie group acting transitively on it.

Noun

nilmanifold (plural nilmanifolds)

  1. A quotient space of a nilpotent Lie group modulo a closed subgroup, or (equivalently) a homogeneous space with a nilpotent Lie group acting transitively on it.

Forms of nilmanifold

pluralnilmanifolds

Origin of nilmanifold

From nil + manifold, after nilpotent.

Questions about nilmanifold

What does nilmanifold mean?
Nilmanifold means a quotient space of a nilpotent Lie group modulo a closed subgroup, or (equivalently) a homogeneous space with a nilpotent Lie group acting transitively on it.
What part of speech is nilmanifold?
Nilmanifold is a noun.
What is the plural of nilmanifold?
The plural of nilmanifold is nilmanifolds.

Words near nilmanifold in the dictionary

  1. nills
  2. Nillumbik
  3. nilly-willy
  4. Nilma
  5. Nilma North
  6. nilmanifold
  7. nilmanifolds
  8. Nilo-
  9. Nilo-Hamite
  10. Nilo-Hamites
  11. Nilo-Hamitic

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