Meanings
nounHeegaard splitting (plural Heegaard splittings)
plural Heegaard splittings
- The decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries.
Synonyms: Heegaard decomposition
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries.
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Introduced by Poul Heegaard in 1898.
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Heegaard splitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heegaard%20splitting
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“Heegaard splitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heegaard%20splitting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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