bicharacter

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noun

A type of bilinear complex number

OriginEnglish character ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere →
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Meanings

nounbicharacter (plural bicharacters)

plural bicharacters

  1. mathematicsA type of bilinear complex number

    In this paper we give a construction of the universal enveloping algebra of a Malcev algebra in categories of group algebra comodules with a symmetry given by a bicharacter of the group.

    2015, Daniel de-la-Concepción, “Universal enveloping algebras for Malcev color algebras”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  7. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  8. Latincharactēr
  9. Old Frenchcaractere
  10. Middle Englishcaracter
  11. Englishcharacter
  12. Englishbicharacter

From bi- + character.

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APA

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

MLA

“bicharacter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicharacter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bicharacter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicharacter.

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