cohomology

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noun

A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.

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Meanings

nouncohomology (countable and uncountable, plural cohomologies)

plural cohomologies

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsA method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.

    In section 1 we start off by recalling some fundamental results in cohomology of groups, in particular the Evens–Venkov result on finite generation of the cohomology ring (Theorem 2) and Quillen's landmark result which describes H*BG up to F-isomorphism (Theorem 5).

    2001, William Dwyer, Hans-Werner Henn, Homotopy Theoretic Methods in Group Cohomology, Springer Science & Business, →ISBN, page 55
  2. countableuncountablemathematicsA system of quotient groups associated to a topological space.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishhomology
  9. Englishcohomology

From co- + homology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 上同调, 上同调
  • 上同调 (shàngtóngdiào)theory
  • 上同调 (shàngtóngdiào)system
Finnish kohomologia, kohomologia
  • kohomologiatheory
  • kohomologiasystem
German Kohomologie
  • Kohomologietheory
Polish kohomologia, kohomologia
  • kohomologiatheory
  • kohomologiasystem
Portuguese cohomologia
  • cohomologiatheory
Spanish cohomología, cohomología
  • cohomologíatheory
  • cohomologíasystem

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“cohomology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohomology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cohomology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohomology.

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