modular form

noun

A complex analytic function satisfying a certain kind of functional equation with respect to the group action of the modular group, and also satisfying a growth condition.

Meanings

nounmodular form (plural modular forms)

plural modular forms

  1. mathematicsA complex analytic function satisfying a certain kind of functional equation with respect to the group action of the modular group, and also satisfying a growth condition.
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