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Ree group

Ree group noun: a group of Lie type over a finite field constructed from an exceptional automorphism of a Dynkin diagram that reverses the direction of the multiple bonds, generalizing the Suzuki group.

Noun

Ree group (plural Ree groups)

  1. A group of Lie type over a finite field constructed from an exceptional automorphism of a Dynkin diagram that reverses the direction of the multiple bonds, generalizing the Suzuki group.

Forms of Ree group

pluralRee groups

Origin of Ree group

Introduced by Rimhak Ree in the 1960s.

Questions about Ree group

What does Ree group mean?
Ree group means a group of Lie type over a finite field constructed from an exceptional automorphism of a Dynkin diagram that reverses the direction of the multiple bonds, generalizing the Suzuki group.
What part of speech is Ree group?
Ree group is a noun.
What is the plural of Ree group?
The plural of Ree group is Ree groups.

Words near Ree group in the dictionary

  1. redynamize
  2. redynamized
  3. redynamizes
  4. redynamizing
  5. ree
  6. Ree group
  7. Ree groups
  8. ree-raw
  9. reearn
  10. reearned
  11. reearning

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