Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurwitz surface

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: hur-witz -sur-face
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compact Riemann surface with precisely 84(g − 1) automorphisms, where g is the genus of the surface. This number is maximal by virtue of Hurwitz's theorem on automorphisms.

Etymology

Named after Adolf Hurwitz.

Inflected Forms

Hurwitz surfaces (plural)

Questions

What does hurwitz surface mean?: A compact Riemann surface with precisely 84(g − 1) automorphisms, where g is the genus of the surface. This number is maximal by virtue of Hurwitz's theorem on automorphisms.
Where does hurwitz surface come from?: Named after Adolf Hurwitz.

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