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- noun In mathematics, the coefficient of the product of the alternate units in the nth power of a linear function of the binary products of 2n alternate units.
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- noun Alternative capitalization of
Pfaffian
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mollusque commented on the word pfaffian
An analog of the determinant defined only for a 2n x 2n antisymmetric matrix. It is a polynomial of the polynomial ring in elements of the matrix, such that its square is equal to the determinant of the matrix.
May 3, 2008