holor

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noun

A mathematical entity made up of one or more independent quantities, or merates, as distinguished from a tensor.

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Meanings

nounholor (plural holors)

plural holors

  1. mathematicsA mathematical entity made up of one or more independent quantities, or merates, as distinguished from a tensor.

Origin

Coined by Parry Hiram Moon, and Domina Eberle Spencer, from holo- (“whole”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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