Meanings
nounGowers norm (plural Gowers norms)
plural Gowers norms
- mathematicsIn the field of additive combinatorics, a class of norms on functions on a finite group or group-like object which quantify the amount of structure or randomness present.
Origin
Named after Timothy Gowers, who introduced the concept in his work on Szemerédi's theorem.
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