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transversality

transversality noun: a property of two intersecting submanifolds, where at every intersection point, their separate tangent spaces at that point together generate the tangent space of the ambient manifold at that point.

Noun

transversality (countable and uncountable, plural transversalities)

  1. A property of two intersecting submanifolds, where at every intersection point, their separate tangent spaces at that point together generate the tangent space of the ambient manifold at that point.
  2. The quality of connecting or representing a range of heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
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Forms of transversality

pluraltransversalities

Words formed from transversality

Phrases with transversality

Questions about transversality

What does transversality mean?
Transversality means a property of two intersecting submanifolds, where at every intersection point, their separate tangent spaces at that point together generate the tangent space of the ambient manifold at that point.
What part of speech is transversality?
Transversality is a noun.
What is the plural of transversality?
The plural of transversality is transversalities.

Words near transversality in the dictionary

  1. transverberating
  2. transverberation
  3. transversal
  4. transversalis fascia
  5. transversalities
  6. transversality
  7. transversality condition
  8. transversality conditions
  9. transversally
  10. transversals
  11. transversaria

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