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quippian

quippian noun: a degree 5 class 3 contravariant of a plane cubic.

Noun

quippian (plural quippians)

  1. A degree 5 class 3 contravariant of a plane cubic.

Forms of quippian

pluralquippians

Origin of quippian

Coined by Arthur Cayley.

Questions about quippian

What does quippian mean?
Quippian means a degree 5 class 3 contravariant of a plane cubic.
What part of speech is quippian?
Quippian is a noun.
What is the plural of quippian?
The plural of quippian is quippians.

Words near quippian in the dictionary

  1. quipperies
  2. quippers
  3. quippery
  4. quippet
  5. quippets
  6. quippian
  7. quippians
  8. quippier
  9. quippiest
  10. quippily
  11. quippiness

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