Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parahoric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-horic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups.

Example Sentences

"As a corollary, we prove that the canonical Haar measure on G, which assigns volume 1 to the particular \emph{canonical} maximal parahoric defined by Gross, is motivic."

Etymology

Blend of parabolic + Iwahori.

Questions

What does parahoric mean?: Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups.
Where does parahoric come from?: Blend of parabolic + Iwahori.

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