"cospan" meaning in English

See cospan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cospans [plural]
Etymology: From co- + span. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|span}} co- + span Head templates: {{en-noun}} cospan (plural cospans)
  1. (mathematics) The dual of a span. Categories (topical): Mathematics

Inflected forms

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