"peakon" meaning in All languages combined

See peakon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: peakons [plural]
Etymology: Blend of peaked + soliton. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|peaked|soliton}} Blend of peaked + soliton Head templates: {{en-noun}} peakon (plural peakons)
  1. (physics, mathematics) A soliton whose first derivative is discontinuous. Wikipedia link: peakon Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics

Inflected forms

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