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subproper

subproper adjective: having some of the key characteristics of the proper property (which ones depend on the type of proper property).

Adjective

subproper (not comparable)

  1. Having some of the key characteristics of the proper property (which ones depend on the type of proper property).
    • An object can have several subproper centers or none at all. Figure 2 shows the proper center and some subproper centers for the letter E.1987, Journal of the Optical Society of America, page 1795
    • The author establishes some basic properties and two surjectivity theorems for subproper operators.1988, Reviews in Global Analysis, 1980-86, page 344

Origin of subproper

From sub- + proper.

Questions about subproper

What does subproper mean?
Subproper means having some of the key characteristics of the proper property (which ones depend on the type of proper property).
What part of speech is subproper?
Subproper is an adjective.

Words near subproper in the dictionary

  1. subproletariat
  2. subproletariats
  3. subproof
  4. subproofs
  5. subprop
  6. subproper
  7. subproperties
  8. subproperty
  9. subproportional
  10. subproposal
  11. subproposals

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