English Explanatory Dictionary

Coxeter group

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of groups whose finite cases are precisely the finite reflection groups (including the symmetry groups of polytopes), but which are more varied in their infinite cases, and whose range of application encompasses various areas of mathematics.

Word forms

Coxeter group Coxeter groups

Etymology

Named for British-born Canadian mathematician H. S. M. Coxeter (1907–2003).

Related words

Coxeter-Dynkin diagram Coxeter element Coxeter matrix Coxeter number Coxeter system
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