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Holonomy etymology

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English word holonomy comes from English holo- (Hologram. Whole.), English -nomy

Detailed word origin of holonomy

Dictionary entry Language Definition
holo- English (en) Hologram. Whole.
-nomy English (en) A system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management.
holonomy English (en) (differential geometry) Given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is parallel transported along the curve C from point P all the way around and back to point P.

Words with the same origin as holonomy

Descendants of -nomy

holonomic