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Poincaré conjecture

[ pwahn-kah-rey kuhn-jek-cher ]

noun

  1. Mathematics. the question of whether a compact, simply connected three-dimensional manifold is topologically equivalent to a three-dimensional sphere.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Poincaré conjecture1

Named after J. H. Poincaré

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As a mathematical achievement, it may not be up there with solving the Poincaré Conjecture but it was still a remarkable feat.

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