"transversality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transversalities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transversality (countable and uncountable, plural transversalities)
  1. (mathematics) A property of two intersecting submanifolds, where at every intersection point, their separate tangent spaces at that point together generate the tangent space of the ambient manifold at that point. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-transversality-en-noun-TXMULu13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. The quality of connecting or representing a range of heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-transversality-en-noun-OO-yJqZE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: transversality condition Related terms: transverse, transversal, transversally, tangency

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