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twistorian

twistorian noun: a mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.

Noun (1)

twistorian (plural twistorians)

  1. A mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.
    • This identification, using this resolution, first appeared in twistor theory in [30], before twistorians were aware of the full BGG resolution.1989, Robert J. Baston, Michael G. Eastwood, The Penrose Transform: Its Interaction With Representation Theory
    • It is noteworthy that the 'electro- weak' theory seems to offer so helpful a line of advance, and I would suggest that as well as taking twistor diagrams more seriously, twistorians might also take the 'standard model' of quantum field theory more seriously.1981, Haim Brézis, Jacques-Louis Lions, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications, →ISBN

Noun (2)

twistorian (plural twistorians)

  1. (derogatory, rare, slang) One who twists history to promote an agenda.
    • That is why the twistorians are now attempting to rewrite the founders' own words, most notably in a recent Associated Press (22d February, 1998, Charlottesville _Daily Progress_) article with the ludicrous lying headline "Jefferson sought integrated schools."1998 March 9, Kevin Alfred Strom, “Western Imperative Network”, in alt.california (Usenet)
    • But, then, what else should we expect from the Ginsu Twistorian other than slicing and dicing?2000 January 1, cont...@my-deja.com, “Why don't Mormons believe in the trinity?”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet)

Examples of twistorian in a sentence

  • Twistorians were astounded that string theorists, of all people, had answers to the googly problem and other issues that had vexed them.2015, George Musser, Spooky Action at a Distance, →ISBN:
  • The same guy who is provably a Twistorian, the same guy who is known as the "Ginsu Historian"?2000 January 30, RocknRollm, “Blood Sacrifices to Satan”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet):
  • The "gas vans" have been debunked years ago and not even the official holohoax twistorians talk of them anymore.2008 September 1, halle, “Dr. Erhard Wetzel on Gassing Vans”, in alt.revisionism (Usenet):

Forms of twistorian

pluraltwistorians

Origin of twistorian

From twistor + -ian.

Blend of twist + historian.

Questions about twistorian

What does twistorian mean?
Twistorian means a mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.
How do you use twistorian in a sentence?
Twistorians were astounded that string theorists, of all people, had answers to the googly problem and other issues that had vexed them.
What part of speech is twistorian?
Twistorian is a noun.
What is the plural of twistorian?
The plural of twistorian is twistorians.

Words near twistorian in the dictionary

  1. twistometers
  2. twistometry
  3. twistor
  4. twistorial
  5. twistorially
  6. twistorian
  7. twistorians
  8. twistorlike
  9. twistors
  10. twistout
  11. twistouts

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