Cayley

[key-lee]

Cay·ley

[key-lee]
noun
Arthur, 1821–95, English mathematician.
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Cayley (ˈkeɪlɪ)
 
n
1.  Arthur. 1821--93, British mathematician, who invented matrices
2.  Sir George. 1773--1857, British engineer and pioneer of aerial navigation. He constructed the first man-carrying glider (1853) and invented the caterpillar tractor

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CAYLEY definition

symbolic mathematics, tool
A symbolic mathematics system for group theory written by John Cannon of the University of Sydney, Australia in 1976.
Cayley was used at about 100 sites but has been superseded by a much more general system, Magma.
["An Introduction to the Group Theory Language CAYLEY", J. Cannon, Computational Group Theory, M.D. Atkinson ed, Academic Press 1984, pp. 148-183].
Latest version: V3.7, for Sun, Apollo, VAX/VMS.
(2000-09-03)

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