"pseudoreflection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudoreflections [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + reflection. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|reflection}} pseudo- + reflection Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudoreflection (plural pseudoreflections)
  1. (mathematics) An invertible linear transformation of a finite-dimensional vector space such that it is not the identity transformation, has a finite (multiplicative) order, and fixes a hyperplane. Wikipedia link: pseudoreflection Categories (topical): Mathematics

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