Haken

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adjective

Irreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk).

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Meanings

adjectiveHaken (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsIrreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk).

Origin

For Wolfgang Haken, who studied these manifolds.

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Anagrams

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APA

Haken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haken

MLA

“Haken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haken.

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