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Reynolds operator

Reynolds operator noun: a mathematical operator given by averaging something over a group action, satisfying a set of properties called Reynolds rules, and having applications in fluid dynamics and invariant theory.

Noun

Reynolds operator (plural Reynolds operators)

  1. A mathematical operator given by averaging something over a group action, satisfying a set of properties called Reynolds rules, and having applications in fluid dynamics and invariant theory.

Forms of Reynolds operator

pluralReynolds operators

Origin of Reynolds operator

They were introduced into fluid dynamics by Osbourne Reynolds (1895) and named by J. Kampé de Fériet (1934, 1935, 1949).

Questions about Reynolds operator

What does Reynolds operator mean?
Reynolds operator means a mathematical operator given by averaging something over a group action, satisfying a set of properties called Reynolds rules, and having applications in fluid dynamics and invariant theory.
What part of speech is Reynolds operator?
Reynolds operator is a noun.
What is the plural of Reynolds operator?
The plural of Reynolds operator is Reynolds operators.

Words near Reynolds operator in the dictionary

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  10. Reynoldses
  11. Reynoldsian

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