"tropical geometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: The adjective tropical was chosen by some French mathematicians in honor of the Brazilian pioneer of the field, Imre Simon. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tropical geometry (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics) A recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry. Wikipedia link: Imre Simon, tropical geometry Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry, Mathematics Translations (branch of geometry): trooppinen geometria (Finnish), géométrie tropicale [feminine] (French), tropische Geometrie [feminine] (German), geometria tropicale [feminine] (Italian), トロピカル幾何学 (Japanese), тропи́ческая геоме́трия (tropíčeskaja geométrija) [feminine] (Russian), geometría tropical [feminine] (Spanish)

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