Moufang loop

noun

A special kind of algebraic structure, similar to a group in many ways but not necessarily associative.

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Meanings

nounMoufang loop (plural Moufang loops)

plural Moufang loops

  1. mathematicsA special kind of algebraic structure, similar to a group in many ways but not necessarily associative.

Origin

Introduced by Ruth Moufang in 1935.

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APA

Moufang loop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moufang%20loop

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“Moufang loop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moufang%20loop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moufang loop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moufang%20loop.

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