Lie groupoid

noun

An internal groupoid in the category of smooth manifolds.

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Meanings

nounLie groupoid (plural Lie groupoids)

plural Lie groupoids

  1. mathematicsAn internal groupoid in the category of smooth manifolds.

Origin

By surface analysis, Lie group + -oid.

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