riemann surface

Rie·mann sur·face

R r

Definition of riemann surface words

noun riemann surface a geometric representation of a function of a complex variable in which a multiple-valued function is depicted as a single-valued function on several planes, the planes being connected at some of the points at which the function takes on more than one value. 1

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; named after G. F. B. Riemann

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