tropical geometry en · NOUN
Etymology
The adjective tropical was chosen by some French mathematicians in honor of the Brazilian pioneer of the field, Imre Simon.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.
Translations (7)
it geometria tropicale (branch of geometry) · fi trooppinen geometria (branch of geometry) · ja トロピカル幾何学 (branch of geometry) · fr géométrie tropicale (branch of geometry) · de tropische Geometrie (branch of geometry) · es geometría tropical (branch of geometry) · ru тропи́ческая геоме́трия (branch of geometry)