Meanings
nountropical geometry (uncountable)
- uncountablemathematicsA recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.
Origin
The adjective tropical was chosen by some French mathematicians in honor of the Brazilian pioneer of the field, Imre Simon.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish trooppinen geometria
- trooppinen geometriabranch of geometry
French géométrie tropicale
- géométrie tropicalebranch of geometry
German tropische Geometrie
- tropische Geometriebranch of geometry
Italian geometria tropicale
- geometria tropicalebranch of geometry
Japanese トロピカル幾何学
- トロピカル幾何学branch of geometry
Russian тропи́ческая геоме́трия
- тропи́ческая геоме́трия (tropíčeskaja geométrija)branch of geometry
Spanish geometría tropical
- geometría tropicalbranch of geometry
Cite this entry
APA
tropical geometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20geometry
MLA
“tropical geometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20geometry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropical geometry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropical%20geometry.
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