Reeb component

noun

A solid torus whose boundary is a leaf of a foliation of the ambient 3-dimensional manifold.

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Meanings

nounReeb component (plural Reeb components)

plural Reeb components

  1. mathematicsA solid torus whose boundary is a leaf of a foliation of the ambient 3-dimensional manifold.

Origin

Introduced by the French mathematician Georges Reeb (1920–1992).

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APA

Reeb component. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reeb%20component

MLA

“Reeb component.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reeb%20component. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reeb component,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reeb%20component.

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