paraproduct

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noun

A non-commutative bilinear operator acting on functions that in some sense is like the product of the two functions it acts on.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounparaproduct (plural paraproducts)

plural paraproducts

  1. mathematicsA non-commutative bilinear operator acting on functions that in some sense is like the product of the two functions it acts on.

    To do this, we will characterize the boundedness of dyadic paraproducts on Lᵖ(W) via a new matrix weighted Carleson embedding theorem.

    2015, Joshua Isralowitz, Hyun-Kyoung Kwon, Sandra Pott, “Matrix weighted norm inequalities for commutators and paraproducts with matrix symbols”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  15. Proto-Italic*doukō
  16. Latindūcō
  17. Latinprōdūcō
  18. Latinprōductus
  19. Middle Englishproduct
  20. Englishproduct
  21. Englishparaproduct

From para- + product.

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