Lie bracket

Lie brack·et
UK, contemporary/ˈliː ˌbɹak.ɪt/Canada, US/ˈli ˌbɹæk.ɪt//ˈliː ˌbɹæk.ɪt/New Zealand/ˈliː ˌbɹɛk.ət/

proper noun

The commutation operation [a,b]=ab-ba.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Lie bracket
  1. mathematicsThe commutation operation [a,b]=ab-ba.

Translations

French crochet de Lie
  • crochet de Liecommutation operation
German Lie-Klammer
  • Lie-Klammercommutation operation
Polish nawias Liego
  • nawias Liegocommutation operation
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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