"spinor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spɪnɔɹ/ [US] Forms: spinors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spinor (plural spinors)
  1. (algebra) An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°. Wikipedia link: spinor Categories (topical): Algebra, Mathematics, Physics Derived forms: bispinor, eigenspinor, isospinor, multispinor, pseudospinor, spinorial, superspinor Translations (element of Clifford algebra): 旋量 (xuán liàng) (Chinese Mandarin), spinor (Dutch), spinori (Finnish), Spinor [masculine] (German), spinore [masculine] (Italian), スピノール (supinouru) (Japanese), спино́р (spinór) [masculine] (Russian), espinor [masculine] (Spanish), spinör (Turkish)

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