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tropical geometry

tropical geometry noun: a recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.

Noun

tropical geometry (uncountable)

  1. A recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.

Origin of tropical geometry

The adjective tropical was chosen by some French mathematicians in honor of the Brazilian pioneer of the field, Imre Simon.

Questions about tropical geometry

What does tropical geometry mean?
Tropical geometry means a recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.
What part of speech is tropical geometry?
Tropical geometry is a noun.

Words near tropical geometry in the dictionary

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  2. tropical fish
  3. tropical fishes
  4. tropical fruit
  5. tropical fruits
  6. tropical geometry
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  8. tropical milkweed
  9. tropical milkweeds
  10. tropical month
  11. tropical months

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