Fuchsian

/ˈfʌkʃən/ noun

Definition

In mathematics, a group of transformations or automorphisms used in the study of non-Euclidean geometry and complex analysis.

Etymology

Named after the mathematician Lazarus Fuchs (1833-1902), an important 19th-century analyst. The -ian suffix indicates something is named after a person or derived from their work.

Kelly Says

Mathematicians keep finding new structures and just name them after whoever discovered them first—Fuchsian groups let physicists understand gravity and space in ways Euclidean geometry never could.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍቹሽያን
foo-ch-ee-an
ARالعربية
فوشياني
foo-shee-a-nee
BNবাংলা
ফুচসিয়ান
foo-ch-see-an
CACatalà
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
CSČeština
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
DADansk
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
DEDeutsch
Fuchsianer
fooks-ee-an-er
ELΕλληνικά
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
ESEspañol
fuchsiano
foo-see-an-oh
FAفارسی
فوشین
foo-sheen
FISuomi
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
FRFrançais
fuchsien
füş-ee-ehn
GUGU
ફુક્શિયન
foo-ksee-an
HAHA
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
HEעברית
Fuchssian
foo-ksee-an
HIहिन्दी
फुक्सियन
foks-ee-an
HUMagyar
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
IGIG
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
ITItaliano
fuchsiano
foo-kee-sya-no
JA日本語
フキシア人
fuki-shia-jin
KKKK
фуксианды
foo-ksee-an-dy
KMKM
ហ្វូឆ្សា
foo-ch-sa
KO한국어
푸키시아인
puki-si-ain
MRMR
फुक्सियन
foo-ksee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဖူချီယံ
foo-chee-yan
NLNederlands
fuchsian
foek-see-an
NONorsk
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
PAPA
ਫੁਕਸ਼ੀਅਨ
foo-ksee-an
PLPolski
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
PTPortuguês
fuchsiano
foo-shee-an-oh
RORomână
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
RUРусский
фуксианский
foo-ksee-an-skiy
SVSvenska
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
SWKiswahili
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
TAதமிழ்
ஃபுச்சியன்
foo-ch-ee-an
TEతెలుగు
ఫుచ్షియన్
foo-ch-ee-an
THไทย
ฟูชเชียน
foo-chee-an
TLTL
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
TRTürkçe
fuksiyen
foos-kee-yen
UKУкраїнська
фуксіанський
foo-ksee-an-skiy
URاردو
فوشین
foo-sheen
VITiếng Việt
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
YOYO
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an
ZH中文
福西亚人
fúxīyà rén
ZUZU
fuchsian
foo-ksee-an

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