"composition algebra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: composition algebras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} composition algebra (plural composition algebras)
  1. (algebra) A non-associative (not necessarily associative) algebra, A, over some field, together with a nondegenerate quadratic form, N, such that N(xy) = N(x)N(y) for all x, y ∈ A. Wikipedia link: composition algebra Categories (topical): Algebra Hypernyms: non-associative algebra Hyponyms: division algebra, Hurwitz algebra, split algebra Translations (type of nonassociative algebra): algèbre de composition [feminine] (French)

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