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Poincaré conjecture

Poincaré conjecture proper noun: the theorem that the only simply connected, closed 3-dimensional manifold is a sphere.

Proper noun

the Poincaré conjecture

  1. (historical) The theorem that the only simply connected, closed 3-dimensional manifold is a sphere.

Origin of Poincaré conjecture

Originally conjectured by Henri Poincaré.

Questions about Poincaré conjecture

What does Poincaré conjecture mean?
Poincaré conjecture means the theorem that the only simply connected, closed 3-dimensional manifold is a sphere.
What part of speech is Poincaré conjecture?
Poincaré conjecture is a proper noun.

Words near Poincaré conjecture in the dictionary

  1. poinard
  2. poinards
  3. Poincaré
  4. Poincaré ball
  5. Poincaré balls
  6. Poincaré conjecture
  7. Poincaré disc
  8. Poincaré discs
  9. Poincaré disk
  10. Poincaré disks
  11. Poincaré map

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